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LETTERS, Page 6Nagging Conclusion
American women, take note: fed-up husbands can get away with
murder. You describe Harry Garfinkle, the Philadelphia retiree
(NATION, June 19) whose in valid wife nagged him to death -- her
death, that is. The wife is dead, the killer husband unpunished.
Apparently, when a wife angers her husband, she provides him with
the legal justification for murdering her. Why do our courts
sanction the right of a man to kill when annoyed while they deny
the supposedly inalienable right of a woman to live?
Christine Brueckner McVay
Minneapolis
As court counselor for family violence, how many times have I
heard that her nagging was reason enough for his violence? A
nursing home can provide the solution for family members unable to
handle an ailing relative. In the Garfinkle case, how could the
judge encourage him not to "torture" himself? Remorse for murder
seems appropriate.
Sharon Kesten
New London, Conn.