How is it Mabel's fault that on Aug. 25, 1991, Orlando Ganal went on a killing and firebombing spree? He fatally shot his wife's parents, injured Mabel and their son, then torched the home of Wendy and Michael Touchette, whose two children perished in the blaze. Michael later died at the hospital.
Apparently, Mabel is to blame because she was having an affair with Michael's brother. Thus after Orlando ran "amok," Wendy sued the Ganals and won a $29 million judgment against Orlando. Mabel was found NOT liable - until this week.
Here we go again.
Why are women held responsible for the acts of their mates? If she is being abused, then she must be provoking him. If hubby commits a crime, then she should have stopped him.
Wendy has suffered great pain and loss, but so has Mabel. Her parents are dead, and she is doomed to wear the scarlet letter forever. Now the highest court has determined that Mabel may be a murderer, too.
That ruling could help Wendy collect on a homeowners' insurance policy issued jointly to the Ganals.
But the Supreme Court has also issued this edict: Don't "taunt" or "humiliate" your husband - or suffer the consequences.
