Bodine
Penny Padgett Harper
padgett.harper at verizon.net
Sat Sep 23 11:04:38 CDT 2006
Rich writes:
> bodine did want to rape Paola remember
and mikebailey responds:
>yes, but his code of honor allowed him to be waylaid in that pursuit
Pig didn't just want to rape Paola, he was in the process of doing so.
The fact that Profane was able to interrupt the process by invoking
an old debt of honor does not, in my opinion, redeem the Pig. Whatever
else he is, he is also a rapist.
Penny
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