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(Slowly unclenching legs)
Other than the obvious tragedy of this guy being killed by an insane partner, a couple of things about this strike me as odder than the other bits. First is the relatively calm straightforward admission of what was done. This woman is psychopathic on a very disturbing level, à la Hannibal Lecter. Granted there is no real context around her statements, but there seems to be a callous cold-bloodedness about them that suggests an inability to understand the nature of her actions.
The second issue is about burning his penis "so it belongs to me and no-one else". What could this possibly mean? Branding it with her initials? (unclench, slowly) Something like a ritual sacrifice along the lines of using it as a candle? (wishing I still drank right now... need a VERY stiff drink for that image to go away). This just doesn't enter the realm of sanity.
MM is probably right that there is a major chemical imbalance there, but I'm not so sure that people aren't treated differently due to their psychological state. Given that the neuro-chemical balance affects behaviour, and different brains have different degrees of sensitivity to those chemicals, then it is obvious that different people either get different treatment for the same levels of neuro-chemicals, or they get different treatment for the same action. I would maintain we can't say with any certainty what impact the actual chemical balance of the brain has on behaviour for an individual. Therefore, it is necessary to judge only the action, and not the individual. Otherwise, at some point, you end up being unfair to someone.
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