[Melas]

In a civilized society, the "woman" in this article would have had her head emptied by a shell from a 12-gauge.

Uh...yeah, that's civilized, sure.

[wideawake]

You'd better believe it.

Or I suppose the civilized response is to talk to the poor dear, and find out the "root causes" of her behavior.

How did civilization spread in the US? By hanging horse thieves, not talking to them about how their fathers were incapable of expressing approval or love.