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In reply to the discussion: Don't ask why Janay Palmer married him. Ask why anyone would blame a victim. [View all]Ecumenist
(6,086 posts)strong & determined as you and I. I also do believe that he will, if he hasn't already, blame HER for his career end AND eventually kill her and/or whatever child they have. This is the reason that I DO NOT GET IT because if he were a stranger, he would a) be UNDER the gaol, especially since he's black & b) if there's a child, she needs to think about that child, if she cannot think about herself.
First of all, trust me when I say, that if this woman was white, there would be a VERY different conversation taking place regarding his having to pay a heavy price. Had he attacked a stranger like this, HE WOULD HAVE BEEN ARRESTED AGES AGO and this PISSES ME OFF to no end.
I suppose the reason I ask these questions and remained perplexed is because I suffered abuse AS A GIRL and younger woman and I LITERALLY left the "men" who showed signs of being an abuser, whether physical, sexual, emotional or verbal. I LEFT 3 of them AT. THE. ALTAR....in front of invited guests and business associates. It's easier not to legalise the connection with a creep who, no doubt, has beaten your ass before and will undeniably, do so again in the future. I am not fundamentally different than other people. I have a strong sense of self preservation, as most any other human being, outside of the suicidal types, do. I just DO NOT get why she would leave. She is in the most dangerous point right now because he's lost his career and is being justifiably villified by the world for his actions and she WILL be blamed. I am afraid FOR her and know how these types operate.