An Ol' Broad's Ramblings
Battered Spouse?
NY man accused of beheading claims he was battered
The founder of an Islam-oriented television station who is accused of beheading his wife was abused by her for years, according to his lawyer, who said Friday he will pursue a defense combining that justification as well as psychiatric claims.
While I find this extremely difficult to believe, I suppose it’s possible that a devout Muslim would take “years” of verbal abuse. Highly unlikely, but possible. That’s why there is this little thing called divorce. Even Muslims allow for such situations in their law.
“He chopped her head off,” Sedita said. “He chopped her head off. That’s all I have to say about Mr. Hassan’s apparent defense that he was a battered spouse.”
A whole lot more dramatic than just hiring a lawyer and ending the marriage, don’t you think?
Hassan, 45, is charged with one count of second-degree murder in the Feb. 12 death of 37-year-old Aasiya Hassan at the offices of Bridges TV, the station the Pakistan-born couple established in 2004 to counter negative stereotypes of Muslims.
First question: Why is this piece of excrement charged with only 2nd degree murder? Why was he not charged with first degree? Seems cutting a person’s head off is about as premeditated as you can get! Second question: Gee, do ya think his little radio station succeeded in dispelling the “negative stereotypes of Muslims”?
“The spouse was the dominant figure in this relationship,” attorney Frank Bogulski said outside the courtroom. “He was the victim. She was verbally abusive. She had humiliated him.”
Any rational person would walk away from such a situation, but then, we aren’t talking about a rational culture here, are we.
Hassan was served with divorce papers a week before his wife’s decapitated body was found at the offices of their television station in Orchard Park, the Buffalo suburb where the couple also lived with their two small children and Muzzammil’s two teenagers from a previous marriage.
Perhaps that’s the ‘abuse’ the lawyer is referring to? Divorce papers? Heaven forbid a woman should decide she has had enough of the subservient role in a relationship. I am of the mind that so many of the so called “honor killings” are nothing more than a male’s proof of his short comings as a man. Not in the sexual sense, mind you. There is much more to being a man the bedroom prowess. These murderous slime must have a great many insecurities, no sense of self worth, and missing a soul.
Cool. Now I have a whole new threat for the missus if she comes after me with a frying pan: “Careful. Hit me with that thing, and I’ll chop your head off.”
We have to thank the muzzies for adding soooo much to our lives
You realize of course, now she’s gonna make sure ya DON’T get up, right? Heh.