re: Why do people always blame the victim when things happen?

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this is not the same as killing a cat Your wife’s SILs sound insane - I’d stay away Killing a cat is evil and terrible, and it’s probably just best to distance yourself, but it’s not the same as killing a human

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I agree that killing a human is worse than killing a cat, but my point still stands true. The age of the cat makes no difference in the crime committed. She could be a kitten or 15 years old. It was a hateful, spiteful act intended to inflict as much pain and suffering on wife as possible because everyone knows she’s an animal lover.

The human vs cat thing is just an attempt to deflect and distract people to something else other than the matter at hand. I could see the SILs saying something like that as an excuse and a defense.