Was getting divorced THAT big a deal?
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cujokay — 9 years ago(July 09, 2016 11:57 AM)
Haven't seen that episode in a while. I thought he did that because he and her mother were going to have it out and he was sparing her. It upset her when they argued. I didn't look at as dismissive as you did. I'll have to watch it again.
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Justice5 — 9 years ago(July 09, 2016 07:39 PM)
Yes, please re-watch. Her suggestion that she run the company was met with hostility-he believed it to be the epitome of ridiculousness. He had a total lack of respect for her abilities that did not appear to be being protective. If she had taken it over, she would have seen as did her mother what a needless strain his excesses where on the bottom line. He was keeping her ignorant. She even had to "check" Columbo when he behaved as if his dog's paws being up on her lap caused her undo pain and crisis.
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lanceus — 9 years ago(June 22, 2016 06:49 PM)
I would guess that n addition to the scandal of divorce, some of the men and women were afraid of the potential ex would start blabbing about their secrets, and would also be concerned about the friends, allies and influence they could lose as the friends pick sides.
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ddariced1958 — 9 years ago(November 04, 2016 01:57 AM)
I love Columbo and if they didn't give a good reason for the murder it would be boring; plus Columbo would have nothing to solve. I've been a criminal defense lawyer since 1988 and I can tell you that I have seen guys murder woman for practically no reason at all (almost every murder client I've had is a guy. Columbo likes to bring in both sexes.) I had a guy murder his wife because his steak wasn't cooked well enough. One guy came home and the girlfriend didn't buy the beer she was supposed to get for him. Some happen basically because the killer is very drunk or high on drugs or both. When they were sober everyone got along fine. I've seen lots of bar room fights where someone has a knife on him. I've had teenagers kill others to steal their Michael Jordan sneakers or leather coats. A huge factor in violent crimes is people who have had too much alcohol. The numbers always amaze me. Other drugs aren't even a close second (I say other because alcohol is a drug. Maybe one day we won't say "alcohol and drugs"). I work near Chicago - but not in that specific county. I'm not including any gang murders here but there are plenty of them (that we are sadly famous for).
People do kill because they don't want to share the money or the kids but it's pretty rare. It's more likely that they keep taking each other to divorce court to change the child support amount, custody arrangements, etc. I have to walk past those courtrooms everyday and the yelling is awful. I'd rather do a death penalty case than be in divorce court. Fortunately we abolished Capital Punishment. Yay!
If you watched the "true life" TV shows you'd think the "murder rather than divorce" situation happens all the time. They just show the more compelling stuff. Watch enough of them (in other contexts) and you'll start seeing the exact same cases you've seen before. If I see another guy named Peterson convicted of killing the wife or ex-wife I'll puke. I want some new stuff.