Law and Order SVU was on TV last night in the background while I was working on something for my Church's website. Usually I can pick out the heroes and villains on this show easily based on what either unrealistic right wing comments they say or believe or what passionate left wing comments they espouse.
Last night's episode was one for the ages. It included the following:
- An abusive rich, white, controlling husband (who is a second amendment zealot), his helpless victim wife who goes back to him and is eventually killed by him during a fight.
- Negative portrayal of a pharmacist for defending herself from being attacked by a woman who wanted RU-486. 1. Because anything pharmaceutical is bad. 2. She expressed pseudo pro-life concerns.
- Sympathy for a woman who murdered her husband in 1974 and had been on the lam for 30+ years after initially tricking the DA and escaping. What was the turning point for the hard-ass DA to go from wanting her persecuted for breaking the law to sympathizing with her and recommending probation? Because the reason the woman escaped from the DA in 1974 was to seek her constitutional duty of aborting her baby. OK, she should have said that in the first place.
- If you are pregnant with your abusive husbands baby, make sure you explain to the DA that all you want is an abortion when you escape custody. Your sentence will be lighter.
- If you murder your husband in his sleep, explain that you were abused even though there is no physical evidence 30+ years later. This one is troubling because it marginalizes the women who are actually being abused and makes all women less believable.
- Abusive husbands are typically pro second amendment and rich.
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