"Wife Allegedly Changes Wires on Saw to Shock Hubby"

Submitted by anthony on Wed, 2010-01-13 12:50

Story here.

'OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -- Court papers allege that an Olympia woman, angry that her husband left her, tampered with his power tools so that he received a powerful electric shock. Carolyn Paulsen-Riat was booked Friday into the Thurston County Jail for investigation of third-degree assault, domestic violence, and second-degree malicious mischief. A judge released the 33-year-old woman on her own recognizance.

The Olympian newspaper reported that court documents said that on Jan. 1, the man was using a 220-volt table saw when he received the shock, knocking him to the ground. Thurston County sheriff's deputies said the man did not need to go to a hospital.

In the documents, deputies said the woman told them she had reversed the wires on his power tools because she was angry he was leaving.'

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"Husband Allegedly Changes Wires on {pick something} to Shock Wifey"

Well, it should come as little surprise, given the source. The NY Times thinks these kinds of stories are appropriately filed under "Humor" or "Oddly Enough".

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Submitted by Matt on Wed, 2010-01-13 19:48

Interesting that I almost never read about men physically hurting women because the women are leaving them, having an affair, or doing something in the relationship that the men don't like. There has been a lot of press about Bobbitt and similar cases, but no comparable man on woman violence cases...

Why is it that women do this to men but not vice versa? Is this a control mechanism, intended to keep men in line? Or is this a decision on the part of the media, to only publicize women being the aggressors in such incidents? I believe it is the former, but we don't know.

The increasing incidence of violence against men, incidents like this, sure does make marriage look attractive (NOT). When will women understand that they make themselves unattractive, in fact make the whole institution of marriage unattractive, when they take actions such as this? Does the wife really think this will get the guy to come back? I wonder what she's been smoking...

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Submitted by redwoodwriter on Wed, 2010-01-13 20:08

manonthestreet

The trouble is I don't see how reversing the wires would give anybody a shock. What is it that they mean?

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Submitted by trotter on Thu, 2010-01-14 09:32

Removing the ground and reversing the other two wires could create a 'hot' electrical connection on the chassis of the tool.

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Submitted by ItsDan on Thu, 2010-01-14 18:35

manonthestreet

Thanks ItsDan now I understand.

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Submitted by trotter on Fri, 2010-01-15 17:37