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Hell hath no fury -
like a woman crossed.
Still lovin' it Ang.
Heaven hath no rage like love
Heaven hath no rage like love to hatred turned nor hell a fury like a woman scorned is, I think, the actual quote but all toooften the misquote fits.
The High Road
Cathy needs to send Andy a nice box of chocolates and a conciliatory note.
Quite
She was a bit PMSy
I have to agree
he's been the one who she's been able to trust although he seemed to be taking a pretty cold stand on the situation too.
Lost innocence
I am sad to see that Cathy is turning bitter towards the officer. He didn't need to stop by and yes, he is just doing his job. The acrimony of this chapter reminds me that at time I can be overly aggressive towards people that are just doing their jobs. It is not nice and I don't like that side of my personality. I do hope that Cathy does some introspection about her jaded attitude. For the most part though she is still the wonderful lady she has always been.
Thanks for more story!
Dahlia
There once was a nice young
There once was a nice young lady, who had an acquaintance of the constabulary sort, and they got along quite nicely.
Then she got assaulted, persecuted, bullied, dipped in bigotry of the worst kind, untruly accused of a plethora of misdemeanors and criminal acts stemming from defending herself and/or others. She's been arrested, and tried, and unjustly convicted time and again by bigots and haters with the bias of the majority of the 'brotherhood of plod', etc. etc.
And yet she is supposed to keep her innocence, cheerful naivety, and welcoming nature?
Really Mr. Bond you astound me with your lack of empathy and failing grasp of reality. I think Cathy is still being really kind on the accounts of 'La Hermandad'.
Thank you for sharing Angharad, it is still as entertaining as #1023. Or #2413... Or any other number, I love it.
Jo-Anne
I seem to remember a group standing trial in Nuremburg.....
Some time back. If memory serves, their claim was that they were simply doing their duty.
Sounds suspiciously close to Andy Bond's response. There is in fact a point where an individual own moral compass should trump the requirements of their job. "I was following orders" didn't stand up for the war criminals at Nuremburg; it hasn't gotten any better as an argument after 70 years.
Dallas
D. Eden
“Hier stehe ich; ich kann nicht anders. Gott helfe mir.”
Dum Vivimus, Vivamus
Power corrupts …
… even the sweetest of souls. Like Cathy and Andy none of us really believe that the old ‘power corrupts’ adage applies to us until one day we look in the mirror and wonder who we have become.
Rhona McCloud
A divided audience
I say move on. Next time Cathy just avoids touch the asshole who assaults her.
Andy was being helpful as well as being a shite at the same time. I don't blame Cathy for being cynical though. I won't condemn her for resenting that she was not being given the benefit of the doubt by Andy. I believe she has repaid the favor to Andy. And as for the police who protected her, they died of their own incompetence and the fact they insisted that Cathy not act to defend herself put them in that position also. Cathy has also protected the lives of some of said police officers also.
It is not unfair to expect equitable treatment having been the victim of a crime and subjected to an accusation from a person who was intending bodily harm on you, irregardless what has happened in the past.
I will have to side with Cathy on all this.
Just following orders, doing a job
I agree with Dallas and Guest Reader. Cathy is totally right about this. Andy shouldn't try to rationalize away the mistreatment of another human being just because it's a job! We are each responsible for our own actions, all the time! And you can't rationalize away that, no matter how hard you try.
I don't think that Cathy was totally blameless,
Mr. Bond really was doing his job.He does need to realize she was the injured party through and through though.
I bet there is an apology coming.
Storm in a teacup ?
or a sign that Cathy may be under too much pressure trying to pull together the different strands of her life, Andy has proved to be a big help to Cathy , It would be a shame to see a friendship end in such a way !
Kirri