Well, as far as I can tell the judge isn't denying her the right to a divorce, but to a speedy divorce. She's not saying the husband has unlimited right to beat or kill her, just that it's not unheard of. The example I came up with before is that of former astronaut Lisa Nowak. Since she was a threat, the judge put her bail at $10,000, but he didn't feel she was enough of a threat to set no bail whatsoever. It's just squabbling over the terms of his guilt, not whether he is.
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Date: 2007-03-27 12:49 am (UTC)