Men don’t kill women out of ‘love’: stop Femicide!

The one thing I was surprised you didn’t add, is the obvious premeditation of the crime. Colin went to a local retailer & purchased the knife. Then eventually made his way to Kelsey’s home & killed them both. He was clearly disturbed, mentally handicapped. It shouldn’t be justified as a crime of passion or a love crime. I agree. Hate crime. 😦

Colin was my friend. I ran track with him. Did plays with his siblings. His parents are some of the best people you can meet. His family, especially two of his amazing sisters in his large family are important to me and everyone in my community. What he did is never ok, it is horrible, indescribable and i am deeply saddened that he thought that was the only option for him. But please, before you tear someone apart to make them a piece of your agenda, remember that people are individuals. All three of them, even Colin, had loved ones. They are left to mourn this complicated death. What do you do when your son, brother, friend, takes two lives and then leaves your world forever as well? Maybe the reason the police are wording it in that way is because it is a small town and we all know and love each other, as individuals who were in a very tragic circumstance. It makes me feel ill to see strangers talk so insensitively about what they don’t know. Even if they had a similar experience. It wasn’t the same one. These three families can never get their children back. That is deeply sad. Just… be sensitive. Please.

No one let him in the apartment. He opened an unlocked door. Get your facts straight. PS: I live in Geneseo and know all three individuals involved.

Thank you. Your post is exploding off of my page – you’ve distilled it to the core. I lost my cousin and her daughter to her ex over 25 years ago. Each time I learn that it happens again, the pain and anger return. These are crimes of hate.

Why can’t we call it a hate crime? Rape especially.

This is SPOT ON. Thank you for crafting this very important message. I hope others will read it while the media continues to portray this as some unfortunate love triangle and that we can help everyone see the root of this issue. Great job!

It was obvious to my 14 year-old self that there was something wrong with the Tom Jones hit “Delilah”, in which the treacherous woman is slain with an operatic “Forgive me Delilah, I just couldn’t take ANYMO-O-ORE!!” So I sent it up, performing it impromptu in the halls of Lisgar Collegiate High School, down on one knee and with horrifying vibrato.

Our sense of injustice is keener when we’re young.

As long as they can keep a significant number of people brainwashed into believing in “crime of passion” bull dung , they don’t have to begin to DO anything about changing the societal conditioning which almost forces us to be receptive to the idea that there is something excusatory about such assault and murder. Too often it appears as if there is more protection from the SPCA for dogs and cats than there is protection for women and children. What this entitled white guy did was evil. Finding any sort of excuse for his behaviour is also evil. He slaughtered two people. ‘Nuff said, dammit!

Women are brought up to think love is wanting the object of their love to be the best they can be, often requiring considerable personal sacrifice. Men are brought up to think love is owning another person, like a slave or a dog. It seems like men have a considerable way to go before they get on board this whole equality thing.

I SO want to see this long standing horrible legislation disappear. Have any countries eliminated this excuse for murder?
Can we start a campaign?

Right on.

Any and all gendered violence (against women) is consistently excused and normalized. Only the sickest of societies could peddle the bullshit that love or passion has ANYTHING whatsoever to do with murder. Especially when it’s clearly premeditated as in this case. Male entitlement and their violence of all kinds has been so thoroughly assimilated as somehow ‘natural’ and therefore to be expected that there is basically nobody but radical feminists joining the dots and being written off as ‘man-haters’ for their trouble. Another spot-on analysis Meghan.

God, I can’t even imagine what her roommates are going through. This was such an awful thing to read. It also demonstrates how the patriarchy and male entitlement harms, and often kills, men too. What a mess all around. Condolences to her and her friend’s family. 😦