i'm speechless

well not really. i have plenty to say. i'll only say a LITTLE though.

according to this article the woman was DRAGGED out of a pub. where was everyone else? NO ONE came to this woman's defense. sure, at the outset the headline SOUNDS funny. it sure as shite IS NOT FUNNY THOUGH. this happened in italy but it could have happened here (and probably has) or anywhere else for that matter. why do we allow women to be treated like this?

Here’s a new wrinkle on male chauvinism

Italian man accused of kidnapping ex-girlfriend to get ironing, dishes done

ROME - An Italian man was arrested on suspicion of kidnapping his ex-girlfriend from a pub, taking her home and forcing her to iron his clothes and wash the dishes, police said Monday.

The 43-year-old man dragged the woman out of a pub in the port city of Genoa, shoved her into a car and took her to his home, where he made her iron and wash dishes after threatening her, they said.

Police arrived at his house after being tipped off by a friend of the woman who watched the scene at the pub...