Tough one. I think I go along with the grand jury on this one - as long as the wife knew her husband carried a gun. She could have stopped him, too. Just knowing the little bit in the article, I gotta give the husband a pass.

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Order without liberty and liberty without order are equally destructive. - Theodore Roosevelt

She got what she deserved but he needs to be punished also.

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All wars represent a failure of diplomacy

“I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours.” - Stephen Roberts.

Good!

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“Race is an issue that I believe this nation cannot afford to ignore right now.” --Barack Obama

She did instigate it... but I don't think there's any law against that. He is the one that pulled the trigger, after all.

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"The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of the blessings. The inherent blessing of socialism is the equal sharing of misery." – Winston Churchill

Economic Left/Right: +10
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.85

She lied. He responded to that lie reasonably and well within what should be expected. If someone is raping my wife he better hope all I do to him is shoot him dead.....

She is a deceitful lying (*)(*)(*)(*)(*) and I hope she fries in the electric chair.

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“Race is an issue that I believe this nation cannot afford to ignore right now.” --Barack Obama

I can't think of a more appropriate reason to shoot someone. If I came home and my wife(if I had one) was screaming rape I would shoot the guy doing it!!!

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Benjamin Franklin

R.I.P. Molly, I miss you every day!!


Beatitude # 9- "Blessed are those who spread freedom and democracy, for they shall invade the earth!"

It was wrong what she did in the first place---cheat.
It was wrong what she did in the second place--lie.

I agree to her punishment. Her false accusations of her lover being a rapist resulted in her husband killing him.

Still, her husband was not in grave danger.He should have just let him go since he posed no danger, unless I am missing something. But, he got away with it and she got it at the end. Nice ending.

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Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than holding hands? ~ Ernest Gaines

They should both be punished.
Taking the law into your own hands is not permitted for EXACTLY this kind of reason.

Obviously the conditions should be taken into account for the sentences. The man should be given a lighter sentence due to the conditions.
I don't think "murder" makes sense for the woman's charge. Manslaughter makes more sense.

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The Tall Man, Phantasm III
what your pet really thinks of you...

Whether or not taking the law into your own hands is 'right' or not. Any self respecting man would gladly take the life of a person that caused harm to his wife or children. Atleast this self respecting man would. Rape is an unforgivable crime, and the repercussions can echo throughout the lifetime of the victim.

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"Those who stand for nothing fall for anything. " - Alexander Hamilton