Talk:Re: Chapter 73/@comment-58.71.29.62-20160417040934/@comment-217.212.214.57-20160417103509

^ You realize that if the authorites had gotten involved in this case, the father would have denied it with everything he got, and since both Mutsuki and her mother are clearly "dominated" by him, they would not have the courage to speak up. If they did have the courage, it´s still no insurance that the father would be brought to trial since people tend to believe men above women in these cases which would free him of guilt and put the mother in a bad light for "lying".

Also, once the authorites had been duped, the father would with no doubt deliver a gruesome beating on both the mother and Mutsuki for the "crime" of challenging him and his authority, making the punishment and abuse far worse than they usually have to live in, making the effort to stop it counterproductive.

Unfortunately as it is, in real life, it´s the men who are believed above the women and most abuse cases are never cleared up because of the lack of evidence. It´s only his words against hers and most of the time, the court are more prone to believe the man rather than a woman who´s too hesitant to speak up her mind as a result from the beatings within the household.

Then there´s the danger of "retribution" from the offensive party if it gets convicted in these cases, forcing the family to live in fear for his vengeance even after they recieved new identites and have been relocated. Also, abusers tend to keep abusing others so even if the initial family would have gotten away, their abuser would have just found a different victim to abuse instead, continuing the cycle of violence on a second victim instead.

In this case, you have to realize that not all people have the courage or backbone to stand up against violence, they´re only human, this is a unfortunate truth that exists in real life as well. What Mutsuki´s mother did by not acting, is realistic but lamentable since her fear and helpless position prevented her from acting out on the best interest of Mutsuki.

I never said that she should have "died" for the sake of protecting her daughter, but she would have at least been willing to invoke her husband´s wrath upon her in trying to protect her child at least. No death involved.

As I see it, it could be the case that murdering the bastard was the only thing Mutsuki could have done to escape him, since he was clearly a deranged and depraved piece of shit and a unforgivable excuse of a human being.

Her mother could have at least "stopped" him from dragging Mutsuki into the bathroom... at LEAST that much she could have done...

But her fear of her husband stopped her.

Unfortunate and sad and unforgivable... but realistic.

Not everyone have the courage to do what´s necessary, after all...