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A man calls a woman a whore, and is promptly beaten by the woman's husband. The husband justifies the beating as an appropriate response to disrespect. His friends agree. Are they correct?
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October 7, 2005

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Richard Heck
October 9, 2005 (changed October 9, 2005) Permalink

That response seems a little extreme to me. I would have thought it fairly obvious that the husband should (and would) be arrested for assault and battery.

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