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I wouldn't assume she knew him beforehand, but even if she did, I'm not shocked that he shot her. I am, however, shocked that so few posters in this thread seem to think the central issue is that he shot her because he (unsuccessfully) tried to force her to kiss him. Maybe I'm overreacting, but I happen to find it disturbing to be a woman these days. It's already common enough that rapists come in the form of thugs hiding in alleyways as well as romantic interests who don't know how to respect your boundaries, and I know that kissing doesn't constitute rape, but this crime is different (in a very fundamental way) from if he had just walked up to her and shot her for basically any other reason. When I read about it, I wished that there was another category of crime for this (outside rape and sexual assault) so that he would get all of the punitive measures appropriate for such an action. I guess that's the part that's so saddening (and frightening) about it for me.
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