Walk A Mile
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I have no knowledge one way or the other on the likelihood of VS being alcohol affected at the time of the murder, but I will be staggered if it turns out he did all those things drunk. The deliberate effort to scatter evidence in several different directions seems calculated, and "calculated" isn't a word I naturally associate with "drunken".
And I agree that while domestic violence against women is a problem that needs addressing, I can't see how any good is achieved by lumping it in with the vanishingly rare stranger murders or other non-domestic events. Someone cited up thread that the 30 women murdered so far this year have mostly been killed by men; Destroy The Joint published a meme yesterday that says 17 were killed by a family member or ex partner, while only two were killed by strangers (the details aren't known for 11). Overwhelmingly, the problem is with known and even trusted individuals. Police suggested women shouldn't jog alone in parks after the murder of Masa Vukotik, but the statistics suggest women are more likely to be killed by someone with a key to their heart or home.
Keep it in perspective.
And I agree that while domestic violence against women is a problem that needs addressing, I can't see how any good is achieved by lumping it in with the vanishingly rare stranger murders or other non-domestic events. Someone cited up thread that the 30 women murdered so far this year have mostly been killed by men; Destroy The Joint published a meme yesterday that says 17 were killed by a family member or ex partner, while only two were killed by strangers (the details aren't known for 11). Overwhelmingly, the problem is with known and even trusted individuals. Police suggested women shouldn't jog alone in parks after the murder of Masa Vukotik, but the statistics suggest women are more likely to be killed by someone with a key to their heart or home.
Keep it in perspective.