Real men don't abuse animals and there is nothing wrong with my values.

@CoastRiderBill Gotta love Vicki!!

My thoughts , too !

the "news" reports arrest for murder with a gun, and neighbors report the cat ran from the abuser only to return later to a dead man unable to be cruel to the cat again... surely the woman was battered for years by this jerk in Texas who likely voted for TrumpOLINI

I don't think it was about revenge , it was about protecting the defenseless around her , from further abuse .

@Cast1es I was taught pistols were for rattlesnakes and shooting a robber who dared come try steal my dad's money @ gunpoint. ...where this victim found her gun and premeditated time to shoot the abuser is likely to reveal revenge not protective impulse....nonetheless I also think she was abused for years by this now dead perpetrator

Could be , I suppose , but the fact that she had access to a gun , does not mean it was her gun , or that she had premeditated time . If you've been routinely beaten , as have others around you , he left angry ( and most likely drunk or on drugs ) , then returned with a gun in his hand , what would you do ?

@Cast1es I have taught and practiced non-violence since leaving my war 1973 US Navy