A couple of months ago, KTLA.Com posted a story about a woman who attacked her sleeping husband with a meat cleaver. Nowhere in the article is there mention of self-defense on her part, or a history of abuse on his part, yet a large proportion of the comments posted about this story support the woman's actions, one even calls for other women to follow her example.
In case the link dies here is the story in full...
Cops: Wife Attacks Sleeping Husband with Meat Cleaver
KTLA News
November 19, 2008
VICTORVILLE -- A local mother is accused of attacking her sleeping husband with a meat cleaver.
Officials say 33-year-old Olivia Geatian hacked at her husband's head three times with a meat cleaver as he slept early Sunday in the couple's Oro Grande home.
Geatian appeared in Victorville Superior Court Tuesday where she was charged with felony assault with a deadly weapon, domestic violence and attempted murder charges.
San Bernardino County sheriff's spokeswoman Stella Hodson says the couple's children were asleep in another room and didn't see the attack.
Authorities have not released the ages of the children.
Witnesses at the scene reported there was a party at the home earlier.
When deputies arrived, they noticed Geatian was intoxicated, officials said, and arrested her for domestic violence and assault with a deadly weapon.
The District Attorney's office later filed attempted murder charges against her.
The woman's husband was hospitalized at St. Mary Medical Center where he received numerous staples and stitches to his forehead.
He was also able to speak to deputies and tell them what happened."
and here are the more egregious comments...
"Misunderstanding
All women should follow this example. We are beaten down by the system of men. Let us set ourselves free through action. I 48 years old and almost have an associates degree from a Kentucky community college, I can see the bigger picture. Let this woman go, let her be the part of the revolution.
Posted by G.B. at 4:48 pm Nov 25, 2008"
"Bummer!
Good for her!
Posted by Boo-Bear at 1:00 am Nov 23, 2008"
"he probably deserved it.
you wonder why women go crazy, SOME MEN MAKE US CRAZY. LEARN HOW TO TREAT US LIKE LADIES AND WE'LL ACT LIKE LADIES
Posted by MARCI at 12:12 pm Nov 21, 2008"
"haha
i bet he deserved it
Posted by jessy at 1:34 pm Nov 20, 2008"
"getting crazy
This lady must of put up with a lot of his crap, before she got to this point of attacking her husband I am sure the public will find out more details to the story.
Posted by edna r. at 12:00 pm Nov 20, 2008"
"Hmmmmm
Perhaps there is more to this story than there appears. However.......what if the man was flirting with another woman, or worse? We dont know what kind of party it was, after all.
Posted by Yami at 8:27 am Nov 20, 2008"
"MY HERO
SHOULD OF CHOPPED OFF HIS WEINY
Posted by FLO at 7:36 am Nov 20, 2008"
"curiuos
I wonder what he did. You know she had to have a good reason to get him like that. Don't judge till you get the whole story.
Posted by melissa at 1:43 am Nov 20, 2008"
"only 3 whacks!
she should have hit him harder
Posted by noinabo at 10:31 pm Nov 19, 2008"
It is of course true that he may have had it coming, but it is also true that she may be a psychopath who has abusing him for years and has finally decided to go the O.J on him. The fact is that we don't know either way, yet so many of these commenters are simply assuming that he deserved it. Based on the evidence that we do have, she seems indeed to be in the wrong. The question then becomes, what if the sexes were reversed? How many commenters would be making such speculations to defend the accused? From what i've seen on the Internet, not many, and the few who would take that stance would of course be just as wrong as the nutters who posted the above comments.
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