Wife accused of setting husband on fire for alleged sex abuse

Interesting opinions here with the people who think she's crazy. Out of curiosity what situation would occur for you to act similarly to this woman in regards to actions being taken/possibly taken against your children? I find it hard to believe that a parent in the same situation wouldn't act equally irrational in the same situation. Not saying you'd light someone on fire, but that you'd act out in a comparably irrational and primal level

 

Can't picture anybody walking into their kid's bedroom and seeing a stranger inside and saying "listen, I'm not sure what you're doing or what you've already done, but I think I'll call the police and have them come by? I know they'll sort this out and we can both go on our way, I hope it isn't an inconvenience."

 

I can't say that, lots of parents in the world and I'm sure some of them would genuinely act differently than I would and think that I'm a lunatic because of it. But it's pretty easy to say "I'd do something different" when it isn't your reality and you're theorizing on the internet.

I don't have any children yet and I'm certainly not capable of lighting someone on fire, but who of us is? That is irrational response in purest form. If we aren't in that same boat there is no way to say what we are and are not capable of doing.

 

What are you talking about??? Here's what's being reported: Guy fell asleep, she doused him gasoline and set him on fire. Are you implying that she saw it all happen and rather than trying to stop it she waited for him to fall asleep? I think there is a difference between stopping a horrific crime that is happening in front of you in order to save a victim vs vigilantism.

 

Actually it doesn't say when she learned about what he did. She may have been told 5 minutes or 5 hours before doing it.

 

I'm not implying anything because I wasn't there, don't know 100% of everything that really happened, and haven't been put in a situation where I am presented with completely irrational behavior becoming a rational action.

I'm also wondering, to those who think they're incapable of similar behavior as this "crazy" woman, that there is genuinely NO situation where you think you were capable of equal irrationality? A woman waiting to harm a man normally waits until the man is vulnerable since they're generally stronger and bigger than the woman. Lorena Bobbitt ring a bell? Not hard to grasp

 

Here's another story on that subject
http://toprightnews.com/?p=4555

 

I see what you did there...

 

Posted that link on page 1. Kid deserved what he got, justice from the dad of the child he'd been raping repeatedly AND to pay for it in prison. That IS justice and a parent acting like a parent. Not beating him to death shows restraint, IMO. Not sure in his situation I would stop until I physically couldn't move any longer.

 

Sean aren't you LEO?

 

gotcha

 

This hits home a bit for me. I will explain the situation as best I can recall, just to show that sometimes the truth is not always evident.

When I was married to my first wife, we lived with her mom, dad, and sister. Her sister was 13. On a Friday evening when the sister was supposed to be home, she didn't show up. After some phone calls the mother found out she was at a friend's house. She was told to come home and when she refused, she said that she was scared of her dad because he had been molesting her. The mom flipped, but kept her wits about her and called the cops. The cops arrived, and my wife's dad was arrested. The investigation started and he had been quite adamant the he was totally innocent and never touched her.

About 2 months I think into the investigation my wife's sister recanted, stating that she lied about it happening because he had told her she could not spend the night at her friend's house that Friday night, and she was angry. My wife's sister even brought her friend in with her to be interviewed, and they said that the two of them cooked up the idea to get back at her dad (He was a bit of a mean SOB, I'll give that much) but she said that it was all a lie. A psychiatrist testified in court (For the prosecution) that the daughter was only recanting her story to protect her father, as she didn't want to see him go to prison. He had a crappy public defender, and the end result was 20 years. He was beaten several times over the next few years. To this day he proclaims his innocence, as well as my first wife's sister has written the judge several letters stating that she had lied. He was denied an appeal.

So this goes to show you that SOME kids do lie about this kind of thing. These days kids are taught that they hold the power. Mom spanked you? Well we need to have her investigated for child abuse. Dad spanked you with his bare hand? Well he may be molesting you. You all know that it takes NOTHING these days for a kid to get their parents thrown into jail. That being said, I am by no means defending the guy. If he DID do the deed, then he should be punished. I admit that I would have a difficult time controlling my own actions if one of my daughters told me that someone molested them.

 

that woman who accused the duke team was nuts

 

No. But that's how rumors start.

 

Sean, I have a four year old son and even when he isn't riding with me when I get out of the truck I look at his car seat. Like you I find it incredible when people explain how they "forgot" that their child was in their seat. Makes me sad to see people provide those excuses with a straight face.