So like, the defendant in our current criminal trial (we’re still picking a jury right now and haven’t heard any evidence) allegedly stabbed his ex-girlfriend 17 times but apparently is a bad shot cuz he didn’t hit any vital organs so she survived.

A lot of thoughts come to mind. Is she a big girl and the extra cushion saved her life? (I’m not being facetious, this HAS happened, and in a trial in this very courthouse, too.) 17 stabs means he was angry; what made him so angry with her? Did he MEAN not to hit any vital organs so he was just swiping with the blade and not sinking it in? Maybe he was sitting on her and pinning her down, that’s why he couldn’t hit things like her liver cuz he was blocking it with his own body. I thought *I* had relationship problems. Were there signs of violence before that she ignored like women with battered wife syndrome? Did he leave her for dead or did something make him stop? If she’s like the typical battered wife who refuses to testify and wants to get back with her abusive man, would she think a 150 people-capacity at her wedding venue is ridiculously small?