Woman stabs boyfriend to death because he drank her beer. What do you think of this?

Question

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-beer-fight-fatal-web-aug08,0,5628346.story?track=rss

What do feminists think of this? Was she only defending herself against the evil man that took a sip of her delicious alcoholic beverage? Should she be let off?

What will her punishment be? Because she's a woman, I'm going to assume she'll get about 3 years of probation and 12 hours of community service, and a fine of $200.

Answer 1

Are you serious?  What kind of woman, feminist or not..would defend such an act of barbarity and insanity???  I mean honestly, she needs to be put away for life if something that simple pushed her to the brink.  She'll definately get a much harsher sentence than you've guesstimated...as she should.

Answer 2

Woman - Very sad

Answer 3

Kitana, thanks for that, I'd forgotten. lol

I think there are movements towards feminazi laws that will allow women to do this kind of thing in UK.

Professor, mental hospital not prison?

Answer 4

Why should she be let off for being a mental case?

Answer 5

That woman is obviously a psycho and not your average woman.

Who are you?  President of the He-Man Women Haters Club?  Or just a wannabe?

NO the woman should not be let off....

Who did you so wrong that you hate women so much?  Jeez.

Answer 6

I'm absolutely disgusted by her actions and completely confused as to how someone could do something like that over such a petty situation.

What a crying shame. This is horrible. She should be sentenced just like any man would be for a similar crime...if not longer. She is an example of a horrible person...they exist in both genders. Remember that.

Answer 7

What type of beer was it?

Answer 8

Man decapitates woman and her dog. What do you think of that? Your sugestion that she'll get off because she's a woman indicates you have a victim mentality.

Answer 9

I say off with her head.

Answer 10

Grow up.  She's obviously psychotic.  No one but a psycho would justify her actions.  Break that chip off your shoulder and take a bite.

Answer 11

She killed a man - I'm sure she won't get off that easily. I bet they lock her up in one of those maximum-security mental prisons for the rest of her days, since they are already using the mental illness angle. Besides, since she was on probation for a prior assault issue, I can guarantee she sees some sort of cell - padded or iron.

Answer 12

She'll get off easy like Mary Winkler and so many other women when she just claims that he abused her by asking her to watch a dirty movie.

Answer 13

Who said that God loves fools that's why he made so many?  Some days, usually when I'm upset and feeling pesimistic, I read things like this and think that maybe someday all these losers will kill each other off and the rest of us will be better off without them.  Most days it just makes me sad.

Answer 14

Seriously?

Answer 15

She sounds like a sick lowlife, but no doubt she will get a lighter sentence than if her boyfriend had killed her.

Answer 16

She's messed up. Her history of violence and mental issues, combined with her criminal record, will probably land her in prison for a long time. I had never heard this story, but you can bet that if a man had stabbed to death because she drank his beer, I would have.

But seriously, man? You don't drink another person's beer, even your girlfriend's. Yeah, you might be thirsty and really need a drink, but you just don't do it.

Answer 17

This is one case I think the woman might actually be punished pretty harshly.  She has previous run-ins with the law.  Of course, the mental illness can very easily get her off as well.  And if she claims abuse...well, I think we know how that can go.

Answer 18

I think she should receive the same fate her boyfriend did.

Its only FAIR.. right?

Answer 19

I think life is considered cheap in our inner cities; that's what I think.  I suppose the tyrant Daley will be screaming for knife control like they have in the UK now.

You provide a link from a lamestream source and yet you still get attitude from the feminists here.  Here's a star for hanging in there.

Answer 20

His family should seek the death penalty.

Answer 21

My question is why was this woman not in a mental hospital.   She obviously needed to be confined prior to this.   Why are you so bitter - no feminists from what was presented to us would state she was defending herself.

Why didn't you have any questions about the man who killed his girlfriend and kept her in the freezer?  Or one of those other horror cases that made the news this week?  Did the fact that the victims were women have anything to do with your choice of reading material?

Answer 22

In Britain, she would be absolved because Kommissar Harman is bringing in new laws which will clear woman of murder for killing a man if she "feels" she has been "wronged" by him.

So much for sane law and common sense.

Answer 23

You really want to know what's going to come down; get to know the judges in a specific area, that should tell you pretty much what you are looking for.  For instance in Fond du Lac we had this judge who went out on a weekend drunk, Monday morning he had an awful hang-over; trust me that was when he handed down his worst sentencing.**Also her chances of acquittal are good if she's able to persuade the jury.

Answer 24

Mary Winkler, Crystal Gail Magnum, Clara Harris are women who have criminally abused and or killed Men. Magnum got no jail time at all. Harris ran over and killed her Dentist Husband for cheating on her. While she was having an affair herself. Mary Winkler was caught in a check kiting Nigerian scheme and was facing Jail. So she killed her Husband Matthew and got 6 months and evaluation.She was paid $450,000 for her interview on Oprah. She just got custody of her three kids back. Who says crime doesn't pay?? It can if you are the right Gender in America and get sympathy.

The numbers of Women who have committed Sexual Crimes against Minors is so long its ridiculous. And it still is happening. The list of Mothers who have viciously murdered their children is growing. It is depressing to see what was once considered to be the Hearts of our Culture. Mothers turn to stone.  

Answer 25

For one you're not a lawyer, your not the judge or jury. So I think it's not a good idea for YOU to assume anything.

Second, this has nothing to do with feminist, but it has everything to do with a woman who lost her dam mind and should be punished accordingly. It will be so nice when some of you guys stop trying to throw feminist into the mix of every story that you read on line or see in the news.

This woman was not defending herself, she's not in her right mind, she's very unstable and she needs to be removed from the rest of society to keep her from hurting anyone else (man, woman, or child). I recently read an article on yahoo of a man that kidnapped a female college student, raped, beat, tortured her, cut out her eyelids and tried to set her on fire in her apartment. He showed no remorse, and slept well in his cell during the trial. The police don't even know why he did it. We can go on swapping stories of both men and women who've committed unspeakable crimes against others world wide; all because they "snapped" and claimed temporary insanity in the courts (and got away with it). And I bet $100 that over half of them have absolutely nothing to do with feminist. This is a prime example of someone that should have their lives taken because they took some else’s life. In my opinion she should be executed, or have someone stab her to death like she did the guy that took a sip of her beer (but I believe in eye for an eye). But it would be really awesome if you and most of the users in here would stop using the copout of blaming feminism for everything wrong that one woman (and individual) does. She was out of line, and she deserves to die, plain and simple. And feminist have nothing to do with that.

Answer 26

I think it's a lot like that guy on the bus in Canada who beheaded the guy sitting next to him.

They're both crazy as h**l.  

Answer 27

Tracey seems to be revising history again.  Yates is in a minimum security mental health hospital in Kerrville, TX.

Answer 28

She's a psycho and deserves to be punished.

Note to dsds: Andrea Yates is serving a life sentence with no possibility of parole, Einsten.

Answer 29

Loaded question, and coupled with your misogynistic user name, you are only looking for reinforcement in your bigotry.

People of both genders are capable of psychosis, extreme anger and violence. Your assumption that she will recieve a lighter punishment based on her gender is also a false assumption.

Cite your sources on the prevalent gender bias in favor of women that supposedly occurs in the American legal system.

Answer 30

youre really into all this - aren't you?  

Or do you just like to provoke people for attention?

I'm out............