Today In Violent Misogyny
By Jared Remy will be spending the rest of his life where he should be spending it, in prison. You will probably not be surprised that he used his statement to engage in some blaming of his victim:
He described himself as “the bad apple” and called Martel “an angel,” but also appeared to blame Martel.
“I would like you to know that I always told Jen she could leave, but don’t threaten me with my daughter,” he read from a hand-written statement. “That night, Jen had a knife in her hand* and threatened me with my daughter, so I killed her.”
Putting “angelic” women on a pedestal where they will be violently knocked off if they don’t do everything you want — MRA logic in a nutshell right there.
And it’s worth noting that Martel would still be alive if the relevant authorities actually took violence against women committed by well-connected white guys seriously. It’s not surprising that Remy would retain this kind of logic when he was implicitly told again and again that it was acceptable.
*As rea notes in comments, it’s overwhelmingly likely that this detail is made up.