Woman called "psycho" for defending herself

[Princhester]

I don't know whether to laugh or cry. Is there no end to human hypocrisy?

http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,20930750-3102,00.html

To save you following the link, the story is that a young mother was being dragged from her home by a rapist. She managed to grab a cricket bat (think baseball bat except heavier and with edges) and hits him twice over the head. He leaves, presumably with very sore head. As he leaves he calls her a "psycho"!

No doubt he'll be taking a restraining order out on her next. Damn violent psycho women. You can't even conduct a friendly abduction and rape on one without them fuckin' hitting you on the head with a goddamn cricket bat!

[Cunctator]

The bloke will probably have to go for counselling now. Such a blow to his masculinity (what little of it he may have).

[kambuckta]

::wipes tears of laughter away::

That is absolutely beautiful. Three cheers for the psycho bitch.

Mind you, a well aimed thwack or three to his other head might have curtailed his 'activities' rather permanently too.

I wonder what brand the bat was? Maybe they could incorporate the publicity from this incident into their advertising program.

Cricket Bats: not just for cricket anymore.

:)

[Hung Mung]

Gunn & Moore: Crack 'em Balls

[Little Nemo]

I once read about a prisoner in Utah who escaped and was later recaptured. He then sued the state claiming that he had experienced mental damages caused by the stress of being the subject of an organized pursuit.

[magellan01]

Ahh, something in The Pit to lift the spirits. Thank you. I just wish she put him in the hospital. Good for her. Although, there is a chance he might sue her now.

[Gary Kumquat]

Ahh, something in The Pit to lift the spirits. Thank you. I just wish she put him in the hospital. Good for her. Although, there is a chance he might sue her now.

In an Australian court, I can't see that getting him very far.

[Caught@Work]

In an Australian court, I can't see that getting him very far.
Agreed, but she might win a place on the English cricket team anway.

[kambuckta]

In an Australian court, I can't see that getting him very far.

Indeed. As the old saying goes, "He's got Buckleys* chance".

*There are two possible origins of this saying.

1) William Buckley was an early explorer in Aus who met with many obstacles and hardships on his travels. In other words, he was a total failure. As would any attempt by our 'victim' to demand compensation for his thumping. :D

2) Late 19th Century, a general merchandise (department) store opened in Melbourne called Buckley and Nunn's. It sold everything from pins to dress suits and pots and pans and was still around in the 1960's when I was a wee lass!!
In good Australian fashion, Buckleys (chance) became none whatsoever, or not on your bloody life Nellie.

I'm making sense, right?? :)

[Capt. Ridley's Shooting Party]

Agreed, but she might win a place on the English cricket team anway.

:p

[tdn]

I'm not sure I understand the Pitting.

Had some court later called the woman a psycho, I'd understand. Had same tabloid done the same, ditto. But in the heat of -- whatever heat that asshole was in -- did you really expect a reasoned and rational response from him? "Hey lady, I'm trying to rape you, therefore your response of beating me with a cricket bat is entirely reasonable. Brava, madame, brava!"

I give this Pitting a 1.2. Lame, very lame.

[silenus]

She needs to choke up on the bat a bit more, and work on her follow-through. The guy's still talking after all.

[Count Blucher]

She needs to choke up on the bat a bit more, and work on her follow-through. The guy's still talking after all.

Boon: "I gotta work on my game. "

Otter: "No, no, no, don't think of it as work. The whole point is just to enjoy yourself. "

[saoirse]

I'm not sure I understand the Pitting.

Had some court later called the woman a psycho, I'd understand. Had same tabloid done the same, ditto. But in the heat of -- whatever heat that asshole was in -- did you really expect a reasoned and rational response from him? "Hey lady, I'm trying to rape you, therefore your response of beating me with a cricket bat is entirely reasonable. Brava, madame, brava!"

I give this Pitting a 1.2. Lame, very lame.

I was thinking, "I realize now that you were right, and I was wrong. I apologize."

[tdn]

I was thinking, "I realize now that you were right, and I was wrong. I apologize."
Even better. :p

I also would have accepted "Let's just agree to disagree."

[Zebra]

You never know when you are going to need a good piece of wood.

[Ethilrist]

She needs to choke up on the bat a bit more, and work on her follow-through. The guy's still talking after all.
Reminds me of the gladiator training scene in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum: "You're tensing up. Just let it flow..."

[Chez Guevara]

She managed to grab a cricket bat (think baseball bat except heavier and with edges) and hits him twice over the head.Surely this is an illegal stroke.

Unless I have misinterpreted the rule pertaining to hitting the head twice then the woman should have been given out. To avoid this happening again I suggest that rapists should go around in teams of eleven (plus two umpires) so that the other ten can shout Owzat! in such circumstances then run around the room giving each other high fives when a wicket falls.

Altogether a disgraceful episode IMO.

[Don't Call Me Shirley]

Hmm, if he called her a psycho for hitting him with a bat, I wonder what he would have called me after I blew his head off.

[Ponder Stibbons]

I don't know what the big deal is. That's what cricket bats are for, idnit?

Mind you, everything I know about cricket I learned from Shaun of the Dead.

[Malacandra]

Hmm, if he called her a psycho for hitting him with a bat, I wonder what he would have called me after I blew his head off.

Can't speak for him, but I suspect I would be a model of taciturnity under such circumstances. :cool:

[Albert Rose]

He probably would have just called you "Shirley." Leading, no doubt, to further damage.

[The Weird One]

*shakes head* Man, every time I try to understand cricket, I just get more confused.

[Count Blucher]

I don't know what the big deal is. That's what cricket bats are for, idnit?

Mind you, everything I know about cricket I learned from Shaun of the Dead.


Player One, Out...

Player One, In...

:D

[FlyingDragonFan]

What is the "bushland" referred to in the linked story? Does that just mean bushes, or is there some other connotation?

[kambuckta]

What is the "bushland" referred to in the linked story? Does that just mean bushes, or is there some other connotation?

Bushland in Australia means tracts of vacant land (anything from a couple of hectares to a few million ha) that has not been previously cleared of its native vegetation. Depending on where it is located geographically, it might be dense rainforest or a wet/dry sclerophyll forest (http://www.amonline.net.au/factsheets/sclerophyll_forests.htm) , or it might be 'scrubby' and sparse with just a few low bushes and grasses scattered about.

[Princhester]

I'm not sure I understand the Pitting.

Had some court later called the woman a psycho, I'd understand. Had same tabloid done the same, ditto. But in the heat of -- whatever heat that asshole was in -- did you really expect a reasoned and rational response from him? "Hey lady, I'm trying to rape you, therefore your response of beating me with a cricket bat is entirely reasonable. Brava, madame, brava!"

I give this Pitting a 1.2. Lame, very lame.

Point taken, but where would you have put this? I mean, mainly I found the whole episode funny. Not that there is anything funny about abduction and rape, but in a Monty Python kind of way. I just have this picture in my head of this dickhead, clutching head, blubbering "Mummy, she hit me".

But on the other hand, his behaviour was clearly despicable so I thought it would prompt flames, so I though the Pit was about right.

[Monty]

Surely this is an illegal stroke.

Unless I have misinterpreted the rule pertaining to hitting the head twice then the woman should have been given out.

Well, it seems she's in the clear (http://www.lords.org/laws-and-spirit/laws-of-cricket/laws/law-34-hit-the-ball-twice,60,AR.html).
{bolding mine}
Law 34 (Hit the ball twice)
1. Out Hit the ball twice
(a) The striker is out Hit the ball twice if, while the ball is in play, it strikes any part of his person or is struck by his bat and, before the ball has been touched by a fielder, he wilfully strikes it again with his bat or person, other than a hand not holding the bat, except for the sole purpose of guarding his wicket.

I'd say she was defending her wicket.

(Yeah, you try saying all of that above with a straight face on this issue.)

[Derleth]

a couple of hectares to a few million haHa ha! A hectare is 2.4710439 acres, according to the GNU units program.

[silenus]

I'd say she was defending her wicket.

(Yeah, you try saying all of that above with a straight face on this issue.)


So basically she was trying to avoid having a sticky wicket....is that what you're saying?

[rayh]

So basically she was trying to avoid having a sticky wicket....is that what you're saying?

It was a dry wicket and you know how fast balls can rough up your crease.

[Chez Guevara]

I'd say she was defending her wicket.Not necessarily.

Of course it's difficult to adjudicate a dismissal with no impartial evidence available (TV cameras weren't present at the fixture) but the fielding side might reasonably argue otherwise. The woman could have successfully defended her wicket with the first stroke of the bat and then tried to hook the head out of the room with the second.

That's definitely illegal.

[Rysdad]

The woman could have successfully defended her wicket with the first stroke of the bat and then tried to hook the head out of the room with the second.

But if his head left the room with the first stroke, is that a six?

[rayh]

But if his head left the room with the first stroke, is that a six?

No, just premature.

[kambuckta]

Ha ha! A hectare is 2.4710439 acres, according to the GNU units program.

Yes, you are quite correct Derleth. A hectare is indeed almost 2.5 acres. I'm sure that if a gnu could measure area, they would find the same result too.

Now, whatever you're smoking that has made my explanation of bushland and metric vs imperial measurements seem so amusing, can you pass some to me please?

;)

[chowder]

Hmm, if he called her a psycho for hitting him with a bat, I wonder what he would have called me after I blew his head off.
Well unless he could speak out of his arse I don't think he'd say anything

[BooBoo316]

Nothing like a good piece of hickory.

[chowder]

Nothing like a good piece of hickory. Cricket bats are made of willow, not hickory.


I get the feeling I could be whooshed here

[Frank]

Cricket bats are made of willow, not hickory.


I get the feeling I could be whooshed here
It's a cultural thing. Baseball bats were traditionally made out of hickory. It's too heavy a wood for the lighter bats of today, though.

[Booker57]

Cricket bats are made of willow, not hickory.


I get the feeling I could be whooshed here

Not a whoosh, it is a quote from a Clint Eastwood movie. I just don't know which one.

[silenus]

Pale Rider.

[want2know]

::wipes tears of laughter away::

That is absolutely beautiful. Three cheers for the psycho bitch.

Mind you, a well aimed thwack or three to his other head might have curtailed his 'activities' rather permanently too.

I wonder what brand the bat was? Maybe they could incorporate the publicity from this incident into their advertising program.

Cricket Bats: not just for cricket anymore.

:)
[Prince George] Bet you can't wait to get that bat in your hand and give those balls a good whacking, eh?