Comments | pansyprincess: Another hilarious quote

pansyprincess

Another hilarious quote

Sep 22, 2005 13:38

I just found this in the book I was reading:

"[The Massachusetts Body of Liberties of 1641] also contains a provision that prohibited wife beating, excepting when the husband was acting in self-defense."

That produces quite the amusing mental picture. "Well, you see, Your Honour, she had a rolling pin in her hand, and I thought...."

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I wouldn't usually think this, but . . . greenhornet September 22 2005, 18:09:07 UTC

I knew a man who knocked his wife out when she, in the midst of her post partum depression, attacked him and her baby with a knife. I think that was justified and even warranted.

Re: I wouldn't usually think this, but . . . pansyprincess September 22 2005, 18:32:10 UTC

Yes, of course--I definitely agree with that.

I just thought the law was funny, considered when it was written and how it was put.

Re: I wouldn't usually think this, but . . . 617 September 22 2005, 18:39:42 UTC

The argument goes that we have evolved in today's society because wife beating went unpunished in the past. Thus the traditional family is discredited. Somehow I think this law shows how wrong those people are!

Re: I wouldn't usually think this, but . . . pansyprincess September 22 2005, 18:43:56 UTC

Right! It's just interesting that they would put the self-defense clause in the wife-beating law. ;)

randabeth September 22 2005, 18:22:21 UTC

I can see that. So they should have prohibited husband beating as well. That way they could argue over whether he/she started it.:D

pansyprincess September 22 2005, 18:44:14 UTC

Haha! Yeah.

ladyrita September 22 2005, 18:56:30 UTC

Ah, but you see, if one marries a very tall, strong lady one could get hurt otherwise.

Hm, Jake married a very tall, strong lady...but then, he's much taller and stronger than I am, so he's ok.

pansyprincess September 22 2005, 19:00:34 UTC

*grins* At least if Jake started beating you, you could put up a pretty good fight back, right? ;) I wonder if there were a lot of complaints back in the 1600's of wives attacking their husbands.

How tall IS Jake, btw? I know how tall you are, and he's still so much taller!

princess_mia September 22 2005, 20:56:59 UTC

Mental pictures are everything! ROFL!

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pansyprincess September 23 2005, 02:09:48 UTC

Of course they have! But I had an idea you would appreciate that law. ;)