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So here's the thing that really bothers me about this whole Cheshire home invasion story -
If this kind of thing ever happened to me, my overwhelming feeling after the event would be that I failed my family.
Because even I, as a 21st century liberated diaperchanging dishwashing laundrydoing male, feel that it's my responsibility to protect the women and children living in my cave. And if 2 yahoos were able to come into my house, push me down the stairs, and have their way with the women under my care, some essential part of me would feel that I screwed up on the big test - that I wasn't able to stand up and summon the necessary testosterone to overcome the invaders, and that my Y chromosomes might as well be sleeping.
Yes, of course, rationally I'm aware that Dr. Petit was unable to do anything to save his wife and daughters, but I wonder if he's feeling this kind of stuff, or if I'm alone in my caveman attitude.
If this kind of thing ever happened to me, my overwhelming feeling after the event would be that I failed my family.
Because even I, as a 21st century liberated diaperchanging dishwashing laundrydoing male, feel that it's my responsibility to protect the women and children living in my cave. And if 2 yahoos were able to come into my house, push me down the stairs, and have their way with the women under my care, some essential part of me would feel that I screwed up on the big test - that I wasn't able to stand up and summon the necessary testosterone to overcome the invaders, and that my Y chromosomes might as well be sleeping.
Yes, of course, rationally I'm aware that Dr. Petit was unable to do anything to save his wife and daughters, but I wonder if he's feeling this kind of stuff, or if I'm alone in my caveman attitude.
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