# Bronx man charged with assault after beating wife's would-be rapist to death with tire iron **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 1, 2016, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bronx-man-charged-with-assault-after-beating-wifes-would-be-rapist-to-death-with-tire-iron/756233 "2016-06-01T14:14:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2016, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bronx-man-charged-with-assault-after-beating-wifes-would-be-rapist-to-death-with-tire-iron/756233/121 "2016-11-06T04:08:25Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > He says he was attacked by a man who tried to kill and rape his wife. I wouldn’t have hit him in the head like that, the one blow probably knocked him out, I would have used the tire iron to slowly break every other bone in his body first, then only dispatch him with a blow to the head to save the state some money. This. Make it last a while. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2016, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bronx-man-charged-with-assault-after-beating-wifes-would-be-rapist-to-death-with-tire-iron/756233/122 "2016-11-06T11:24:21Z")
> [@JRDelirious](#): > > Y’see, everything worked out well in the end and even family members of the deceased supported the dropping of charges. Good. Now give him back his cab license so he can get back to work. Except it took many months, during which he had lost his means of employment. Last I heard, being a cab driver in NY didn’t pay too well - unless you own the plate. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2016, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bronx-man-charged-with-assault-after-beating-wifes-would-be-rapist-to-death-with-tire-iron/756233/123 "2016-11-06T14:47:40Z")
> [@Quartz](#): > > Except it took many months, during which he had lost his means of employment. Well, tell that to _any_ working Joe who’s ever charged/investigated for \*any \*serious crime. ---
**Author:** ![marshmallow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@marshmallow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marshmallow)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2016, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bronx-man-charged-with-assault-after-beating-wifes-would-be-rapist-to-death-with-tire-iron/756233/124 "2016-11-06T15:47:54Z")
Has there ever been a case of a woman killing the rapist of her partner? My Google-fu is weak. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2016, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bronx-man-charged-with-assault-after-beating-wifes-would-be-rapist-to-death-with-tire-iron/756233/125 "2016-11-07T02:18:18Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > [Story here](http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bronx/bronx-man-beats-would-be-rapist-attacked-wife-death-article-1.2655389) > > What would you do in this situation? I’d give him an ecology award for cleaning garbage out of the environment. ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2016, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bronx-man-charged-with-assault-after-beating-wifes-would-be-rapist-to-death-with-tire-iron/756233/126 "2016-11-07T04:26:58Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > I’d give him an ecology award for cleaning garbage out of the environment. and a good steak dinner with ALL the trimmings. ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2016, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bronx-man-charged-with-assault-after-beating-wifes-would-be-rapist-to-death-with-tire-iron/756233/127 "2016-11-07T14:59:35Z")
Get hysterical phone call from wife being attacked Race home Pass sweaty, shirtless thug at elevator Wife yells ‘That’s him! Don’t let him out!’ It’s clobbering time! Case closed. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bronx-man-charged-with-assault-after-beating-wifes-would-be-rapist-to-death-with-tire-iron/756233/128 "2016-11-09T19:46:23Z")
> [@JRDelirious](#): > > Y’see, everything worked out well in the end and even family members of the deceased supported the dropping of charges. Good. Now give him back his cab license so he can get back to work. The story said he was a Lyft driver. I don’t know the status of Uber or Lyft in NYC with the city’s taxi medallions etc. but I think if Lyft is allowed at all, he should have still been driving [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bronx-man-charged-with-assault-after-beating-wifes-would-be-rapist-to-death-with-tire-iron/756233.md?page=6)