Democrat Senator Admits to Slapping His WIfe
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In response, the Democratic leadership has given Carper an ultimatum: resign or declare as a Republican. The Republican leadership indicates it would welcome Carper, saying "We like the cut of his jib."
Democratic senator is a wife beater AND a liar: Delaware's Carper hit his first wife, denied it for years but finally came clean, book reveals
Delaware's Tom Carper admitted to slapping his first wife | Daily Mail Online
Delaware's Tom Carper admitted to slapping his first wife | Daily Mail Online
I've never slapped my wife nor she me (outside of her slapping me with my consent that is, but that's different).
That said, exceptional circumstances may exist when it would be appropriate for a person to slap a disrespectful spouse. Exceptional and extreme circumstances of course.
It would seem that in his case at least, he may have abused her.
That said, exceptional circumstances may exist when it would be appropriate for a person to slap a disrespectful spouse. Exceptional and extreme circumstances of course.
It would seem that in his case at least, he may have abused her.
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I sure can, I am just a little surprised. Would you like to elaborate when you think it is appropriate to beat your spouse?
This Senator absolutely needs to step down... At very least a Congressional investigation be launched into this circumstance in addition to going through his history with a fine tooth comb
I've never yet needed to hit my spouse. In fact, I've never needed to even raise my voice at her or give her a warning yet. So I have no experience that can give me an example of when it would be appropriate to slap my spouse.
I can give an example from a previous relationship I was in though. One evening, that woman was begging and nagging me for sex. Unfortunately, I didn't have the heart to slap her one (I just apologetically walked out as if I was in the wrong for refusing her, foolish man that I was); but that was an example of when it might be appropriate to slap a person as a form of self defense to snap her out of her coercive behaviour.
Oh, and just to clarify, there's a difference between slapping and beating.
Even slapping is abuse when it's non-consensual and outside of a reasonable claim of self defense. In the case of a woman begging and nagging for sex or touching a man sexually without his consent, I think that would be a very valid reason to slap her without causing her injury.
So EagleSmack, are you saying that there never is any valid reason to slap a person under any circumstance whatsoever?
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Thanks for saying in one word what I was trying to say in all of those paragraphs.
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Then take my example above. Legally, a woman begging and nagging for sex or touching a man sexually without his consent is committing sexual assault. By slapping her without causing injury, he could argue the use of appropriate force in self defense against sexual assault, no?
Even in the case of begging and nagging without unwanted sexual touching, assault can be emotional too: it doesn't have to be physical.
Just saying.... And I still believe it would be an uphill battle unless you showed up in Court, with her and a bevvy of notarized documents proving that position.
Failing that, YOU will be served up as an example
Failing that, YOU will be served up as an example
OK, but I wasn't being serious.
I suppose you could slap someone in self-defense, as a medical necessity (though my 1 day first aid training didn't include that), if they have a mosquito on their cheek?
Maybe if they say something presumptuous and you're in a golden age Hollywood movie? Though in that case it's much more dramatic to throw your drink in their face.
If you slap you need to say "how dare you, sir?" but if the throw the drink in their face words are not necessary. Don't make the rules. Sorry.
Depends on the judge. Robin Camp might.