tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23938076.post6583580126124511352..comments2023-10-15T10:48:01.870-04:00Comments on Roxie's World: OverkillRoxie Smith Lindemannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06455529922082930949noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23938076.post-25280310871699807822009-04-25T23:14:00.000-04:002009-04-25T23:14:00.000-04:00Julie -- Yeah, my typist was a little surprised th...Julie -- Yeah, my typist was a little surprised that we ended up going snarky on the subject of murder-suicide, but we're hoping readers get the point. We honestly don't want to make light of these tragedies, but we are outraged at the lack of serious attention to the issues of domestic violence and guns. And, you know, of misogyny.Roxie Smith Lindemannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06455529922082930949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23938076.post-8922657808437887542009-04-25T20:32:00.000-04:002009-04-25T20:32:00.000-04:00Edgy, Roxie, edgy.
I assume some mention of the f...Edgy, Roxie, edgy.<br /><br />I assume some mention of the fabulous Ms. Arthur will be in a future post. The many distraught calls from my gay male friends have distracted the writing all day.Julie R. Enszerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18225279980205699210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23938076.post-28724689300187909012009-04-25T12:18:00.000-04:002009-04-25T12:18:00.000-04:00I like the term "familicide," creepy as it sounds....I like the term "familicide," creepy as it sounds. In fact, though, the Wood family was deeply in debt -- $460,000, mostly on credit cards, plus a Florida home that was in foreclosure, according to Wa Po (see the first link in this post). Probably hard to say whether more "traditional" marriage/family arrangements increase the likelihood of familicide. One might also imagine that a less traditional arrangement could lead to murder as a means of asserting control or dominance. Someone should be studying this stuff -- which is why, as you've suggested, these crimes should be seen as a public health emergency.Roxie Smith Lindemannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06455529922082930949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23938076.post-43826772477215117192009-04-25T08:51:00.000-04:002009-04-25T08:51:00.000-04:00I am sorry that all of these events happened in su...I am sorry that all of these events happened in such close proximity in your state--but of course, it could have been anywhere.<br /><br />From what I understand, both of the wives murdred by their husbands in these familicides were in fact "stay at home" mothers, and Wood wasn't in financial difficulty--he had a new and more lucrative job. When families are defined in these traditional ways, the idea that the men are the sole breadwinners may enhance their feelings of having the right to dispose of their wives and children as they see fit. I'm not blaming women who don't work for their murders, understand: I'm suggesting that it would be interesting to see if the men who commit these heinous crimes have "traditional" arrangements at home, and that these arrangements are just one marker of that sense of murderous entitlement.historiannhttp://historiann.comnoreply@blogger.com