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4th law of robotics

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31. Do you have evidence that he targeted women

Reply to JackRiddler (Reply #30)

Tue Oct 23, 2012, 01:13 PM

Oct 2012

as a gender rather than one specific person because he was mad at her and those who happened to be around her (who also happened to be female)?

Most murder victims are men.

It is enabled and encouraged by misogynistic training (he expects to own and control "his" woman) and by misogynist culture. It contributes to the fear and terror of misogynist culture. It's a weapon against all women who are subject to male violence - the fear that they might meet this fate if they resist, like this woman did. Death for her and her friends, apparently.

And here I thought the murderer was to blame. Apparently it's our culture that killed these women. He was merely a helpless pawn.

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Sure, but this is misogyny at work - a femicide. Something specific. JackRiddler Oct 2012 #30

Do you have evidence that he targeted women 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #31

He killed three women. JackRiddler Oct 2012 #32

His main target christx30 Oct 2012 #33

Yes, but did he target her 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #34