chapotraphouse

Need an emoji for this one, all we have is

They hate to see a girl have fun

He literally said do it after harassing her all night

I think this pretty clearly falls under "Fighting Words" legality. He insulted her honor, they fought in a battle of wills, he lost.

god forbid a woman has hobbies

"I survived because the misogyny inside me burned brighter than the fire around me."

Walpole had described Mr Loader as being antagonistic towards her throughout the night, trying to wrestle her and wake her sleeping boyfriend.

"I was feeling overwhelmed by [Mr Loader's] presence and I didn't know what to do," she told the court.

Her anger then flared when Mr Loader told her she should stay in the kitchen making scones where she belonged, and not to go drinking with boys.

She left the table where they were drinking to collect a five-litre container of petrol from her garage, and poured it on Mr Loader before waving around her lighter.

Mr Loader said, "Go on, do it," before Walpole set him on fire.

Fuck around and find out tbh

told her she should stay in the kitchen making scones where she belonged, and not to go drinking with boys.

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[She got a] five-litre container of petrol from her garage, and poured it on Mr Loader before waving around her lighter.

Mr Loader said, "Go on, do it," before Walpole set him on fire.

I won't condone it but I'm not going to outright condemn it either

Crown prosecutor Max Pincott said Walpole had plenty of time to calm down.

"You could have walked away from this, couldn't you, but you didn't," he said.

Prosecutor basically saying "well, why didn't you just get back in the kitchen like the misogynist piece of shit asked you to?"

he won't do that again.

You know what? Good on her. Not an overreaction to me. Sounds to me like Loader is the kind of fuckwit says misogynistic, and probably racist shit "as a joke" then tries to take it all back. I'm glad she checked his ass in the worst way possible.