I must confess that I don’t normally read this type of book。 However, I happened to watch the news on the television here in France the other week and saw a woman of about forty coming from a courthouse in Chalon-sur-Saone, in France’s central Burgundy region, supported by two female lawyers。 I was immediately distressed for the woman as she looked so fragile。 I think she was probably still recovering from the shock that she had just been told that whereas she had been judged for premeditated mu I must confess that I don’t normally read this type of book。 However, I happened to watch the news on the television here in France the other week and saw a woman of about forty coming from a courthouse in Chalon-sur-Saone, in France’s central Burgundy region, supported by two female lawyers。 I was immediately distressed for the woman as she looked so fragile。 I think she was probably still recovering from the shock that she had just been told that whereas she had been judged for premeditated murder, she was free to leave the court。Below is a brief account from the newspapers:“Valérie Bacot, was given four years' jail, with three suspended, but released because of the year she had already served。 Bacot earlier collapsed in court when prosecutors called for her to be convicted but given clemency and freed。 She admitted killing her husband in March 2016 with his own gun。She killed the man (Daniel Polette) who raped her for years as her stepfather before becoming her husband and pimp, and went on trial in a high-profile case that has become symbolic in the fight against male violence in France。The case has mobilised defenders of women against male violence, with hundreds of thousands of people signing a petition for her release。When Polette started questioning her 14-year old daughter Karline about her budding sexuality, Bacot said she decided that “this has to stop”。 “I had to put an end to it,” Valerie Bacot, 40, wrote in her book called “Tout le Monde Savait” (“Everybody Knew”), adding “I was afraid, all the time。”I found this book incredibly moving, although not an enjoyable subject。 All I could think when I finished it was that here was a woman still fearful of men but luckily enough she had the support of her four children。 Also, she was so pleased when she became a grandmother at thirty-nine and I hope that she enjoys a better life。 She deserves it。 。。。more
Elodie,
Je n'avais jamais entendu parler de cette affaire。 Par hasard, j'ai entendu que le procès commençait le 21 juin, du coup j'ai voulu en savoir plus。 J'ai lu ce livre en une soirée。 Quel livre。 Quelle histoire, quel enfer。 Comment peut-on ressortir de tout ça vivante ? Enfin, vivante。。。 Vivante physiquement, mais mentalement ? J'espère que Valérie trouvera la force de se reconstruire, et que la justice prendra en compte sa terrible histoire。 Je n'avais jamais entendu parler de cette affaire。 Par hasard, j'ai entendu que le procès commençait le 21 juin, du coup j'ai voulu en savoir plus。 J'ai lu ce livre en une soirée。 Quel livre。 Quelle histoire, quel enfer。 Comment peut-on ressortir de tout ça vivante ? Enfin, vivante。。。 Vivante physiquement, mais mentalement ? J'espère que Valérie trouvera la force de se reconstruire, et que la justice prendra en compte sa terrible histoire。 。。。more