[happygrl]

The French Marxist philosopher, Louis Althusser, who strangled his wife, is but one example. He served a very short sentence (only a year or two) and went back to a privileged life among the Parisian leftist intelligencia.

Oh, but he must have had a good reason/sarc.

I've heard this is typical for these "crimes of passion." The judges are so understanding. No one serves much time for murder in the Enlightened Country of France. Or other latin countries where "honor killings" ("she was cheating on me") are excused.

Barbarians.

[jazzlite]

We must not forget that we have O.J. in this country. However, a jury of his peers were involved in finding him not guilty. Whether a judge or a jury, letting these high profile people off is a crime in and of itself. Many times when a guy who has murdered his wife, girlfriend, a child actually goes to prison, the other prisoners will take care of him..Even most of them cannot stand this kind of crime. The husband of my cousin followed her and their son to her parents driveway and gunned her down in front of her son and her parents. She had filed for divorce after years of abuse..He was sent to prison and after a couple of years was dead at the hands of the other prisoners.