Bush II; Day 172: South Carolina, where domestic violence is a real knee-slapper.

OK, can you really blame the left and right coasters for wondering if the South needs its own country when you read about stories like this?

Let me break it down for you.

The South Carolina legislature had been considering two bills...they considered and passed one that stiffens the punishments for cock-fighting...with which I totally agree. And I hope that this bill doesn't get belittled simply because at the same time the legislature had been considering...and tabling...a bill to stiffen penalties for domestic abuse.

Yes apparently you face harsher punishment for engaging in cock-fighting than for beating your wife in South Carolina. And apparently some legislators got caught on tape making cracks about the domestic abuse bill.

All while South Carolina is a pretty dangerous place to be a woman...ranking near the top for years in cases of men killing women.

Can we just admit the "visuals" on this don't look so good?

Feh.

Posted by elisa at April 25, 2005 06:42 PM | Civil Rts & Liberties