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When it comes to a mild or no punishment for her, sure. ironclad Send a noteboard - 09/09/2012 02:50:11 PM
I suppose I'd manage to feel much more sorry for her if she just shot him in self defense, didn't cut his fucking head off and would stop rambling about honor. Makes me sick.

She did shoot him in self defense (of course all this relies on the assumption her story is accurate). He was carrying a gun, which he had previously pointed at her, repeatedly, and giving her every reason to assume that if she refused to let him rape her, he would shoot her. That makes it self defense, as far as I can see; she had more than ample reason to assume that her life was in imminent danger if she didn't let him abuse her. With most cases that would be a very murky zone, so women murdering a rapist or attempted rapist can still be convicted of murder, albeit under extenuating circumstances; but in this case, with the rapes actually occuring at gunpoint, it seems clear-cut enough.

I don't disagree with any of that, maybe I wasn't clear enough.
I merely thought Joel's initial statement sounded a little too much like every rapist deserved a bullet in the head, preferably even before being able to become a rapist.
What I meant with her deserving a fitting punishment is a relatively mild one for "self defense" considering their story of the months before.
I will just never join the "every rapist bastard has to die" mob.
*MySmiley*

You mustn't be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling.
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it does make a statement *NM* - 09/09/2012 05:36:54 AM 177 Views

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