FULL TEXT: We think women kill men rather freely in this country [USA], and get away with it too easily. But our conjugal slaughter is nothing to that in France nor is the feminine immunity so scandalous.
In the last couple of months [July-August 1930] there have
been about 40 feminine murderers tried in Paris Courts. In few cases was there
any real question of guilt – that is, if unlawful killing implies guilt. But
in every case but one the fair defendant was acquitted. The only prisoner found
guilty was sentenced to two years in prison.
“The Red Mode” they call it over there. Gallantry has much
more to do with it. From the masculine viewpoint it is carrying gallantry
pretty far. And yet they are male juries that acquit these female killers. What
do you make of it?
[“The Red Mode,” widely syndicated article, The Jacksonville
Daily Journal (Il.), Sep. 25, 1930, p. 2]
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On the same topic (Chivalry justice in France 1929-1930):
[549-8/13/21]
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