Woman kills husband, gets convicted, gets 35-50 years, then governor commutes sentence to 10 years

This Iowa woman kills her husband and leaves the body in the house for over a year. She gets convicted by a jury and gets 35 to 50 years in prison. She becomes a disciplinary problem in prison, but this doesn't stop the governor from doing the politically correct thing. He commutes her sentence to no more than 10 years. Give me one example, just one, where a man received the same deal for a similar crime against his wife. Of course, the article makes sure that all the wonderful things she is doing in prison are noted. Excerpt:

'A Shelby County jury found Duty guilty in 2004 of second-degree murder for shooting Shanahan to death. Iowa's mandatory sentencing guidelines meant Duty would spend at least 35 years of her 50-year sentence behind bars. Former Gov. Tom Vilsack reduced that to 10 years before leaving office. Duty will be eligible for parole in 2014 at age 47.
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Today she spends her time tending the prison lawn and gardens. She's joined a women's quilting class and belongs to Women Helping Others, an in-prison organization that makes items for children in need. She has also started taking college correspondence courses and hopes to have a social work degree when she leaves prison. Duty said she wants to help other domestic violence victims.
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According to Duty, on Aug. 30, 2002, he said he would kill her and the baby. Duty said Shanahan beat her with his fists.

"I tried to protect myself," she said.'

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When men stop helping women to commit crimes by not punishing them women will stop. Until then the bodies will pile up. No chivalry. Men keep beating that dead horse. Women say they can do it all, so let them do it all. Do nothing for these women -- but expose their double standards and hypocrisy -- and see how far they get.

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The Women are at Fault by Matthias Matussek

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