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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