Is there a recognised 'little wife with a nasty attitude and fierce tongue' syndrome?

He won't make it to six months though.

Murder in month 2, then off to jail.

marble falls

(73,647 posts)

5. And he thought it was bad enough before. Could this be considered cruel and unususal punishment for both of them?

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niyad

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6. While I can understand the glee, that sentence may have put his wife

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Wed Jun 10, 2026, 01:00 AM

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at risk.

Orrex

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10. My first thought

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Wed Jun 10, 2026, 06:34 AM

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aggiesal

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7. You forgot The Onion link. This is Irony Deficient. n/t

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spooky3

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12. In the first reply there's a link to the full story, which is real (!). Nt

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aggiesal

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14. But the link was not from The Onion. ...

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Wed Jun 10, 2026, 09:33 AM

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Yes, I know it's a real, it's called sarcasm.

spooky3

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15. Then put a /s or :sarcasm: label there to clarify. Nt

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rampartd

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8. thanks, reminded me of a local story

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Wed Jun 10, 2026, 01:33 AM

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jeanette maier had an old fashioned establishment in new orleans. her customers are said to have included family values champion senator david vitter and the usual collection of local elites who enjoy ragtime piano and cordials in the parlor.
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only 2 of jeanette's customers were sentenced in that case , a couple of suburban businessmen who had taken a few of the girls on a boat trip to mississippi, a violation of the mann act. their sentence = house arrest.

https://www.nola.com/gambit/news/the-case-of-the-canal-street-madam/article_6855ee9b-42f4-545c-a4ed-281a97bcd803.html

Tasmanian Devil

(280 posts)

9. Shockingly enough, this is a true story

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Wed Jun 10, 2026, 01:37 AM

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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/kansas-bank-robber-lawrence-john-ripple-sentenced-house-arrest-escape-wife-a7791586.html

... Mr Ripple had multiple bypass heart surgery in 2015 and suffered from depression that, according to lawyers, went undiagnosed.

Prior to the robbery, he lived a normal, law-abiding life as a husband and stepfather to four children. His public defender called the robbery a "cry for help".

At the sentencing trial Mr Ripple said he had sought medical help for his mental health and said he "feel[s] like his old self".

niyad

(135,512 posts)

13. The story as presented in the linked article is a sad commentary

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Wed Jun 10, 2026, 08:23 AM

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on our mental health care system. He wrote the note in front of his wife? Maybe she wanted time away from him? The bank officials asked for leniency, which was interesting.