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Aqua Tofana: The 17th Century Husband Killer

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65 points gappy | 3 comments | 14 Apr 25 19:15 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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throw83849488[dead post] ◴[18 Apr 25 08:05 UTC] No.43726009[source]▶
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1. ceejayoz ◴[18 Apr 25 14:22 UTC] No.43728357[source]▶
Some of these'll be genuine murders, sure.

Some will be self-defense by battered spouses in an situation where divorce was not really a option.

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2. cubefox ◴[18 Apr 25 21:41 UTC] No.43732110[source]▶
Murder is not a case of legitimate self-defense.
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3. ceejayoz ◴[19 Apr 25 13:52 UTC] No.43736424[source]▶
What’s lawful varies, in both time and jurisdiction. I’m glad our current setup lets people unilaterally end a marriage, thus presenting much better options for self-defense than battered spouses in medieval Italy.