September 9, 2010
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A Swedish man suspected of killing his 63-year-old wife has been exonerated after forensic analysis revealed the woman’s death had been was by an elk.
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Little doubt it will get off with 6 weeks community service and 100 bales of top quality hay before returnig to the forests to enjoy the rest of its natural.
Hallo ...... ? Is that a surprise .... ?
It is often or always the husband, or ex-husband or ex boyfriend or the ex sambo .... or a jealous boyfriend or a man she rejected.
If the husband is a 'foreigner' .. the suspicion is on the husband and all his relatives.... for honour killing
Or the husband who disguised himself in the skin and head of an elk......
Shows his commitment to spend over 60 years training it to finish the job.
Sure it is tragic ... and we should not laugh .. but the 69 yr old man is not alone .. and to not have a small laugh and chuckle at the system would be to assume that this is a one time genuine mistake ... but thats the reality ... guilty until the elk confesses.
We live in a stereotype world ... even Tiger is guilty until proven innocent.
Every divorcing husband is a child abuser, a wife beater, a peadophile, an alcoholic, etc. until ... forever...