It was the love triangle which scandalised Britain: a sultry wife, her young lover and the husband he murdered. Edith Thompson didn't hold the knife. So why did she face a murder charge?
I think Edith Thompson is being shown more sympathy than she deserves here. Usually, women are treated far more leniently than men in criminal trials. I think the people who were there are a better judge of her culpability than people looking back almost a century. I write this even though I am opposed to capital punishment.
I think Edith Thompson is being shown more sympathy than she deserves here. Usually, women are treated far more leniently than men in criminal trials. I think the people who were there are a better judge of her culpability than people looking back almost a century. I write this even though I am opposed to capital punishment.
Thanks for listening and commenting, Dalraida. A century on, this remains a big debate with extremely strong arguments on both sides.