Katherine Knight: Australia’s Female Hannibal Lecter

I usually agree that you should never hit a woman, but if she pulls a knife it's free game dude.

It just occurred to me that Katherine is literally someone's "evil twin"..

Oh, we definitely need to advocate for both and let our men and boys know that speaking up about any abuse they've experienced is ABSOLUTELY OKAY!!!

as someone with borderline personality disorder, i just want to say that this lady definitely has more than bpd going on. I don’t want anyone to think this is what most people with bpd are like, we are not like this.

As a man who has had to report domestic abuse i can confirm that yes, you definitely get ridiculed for it and in my state, get treated like a criminal trying to hide his own crimes by gaslighting his partner.

The greatest tragedy here, is that since no one intervened early on, not only did her offending get progressively worse, her poor children were at her mercy their entire childhood. I can't imagine this cruel and vindictive woman showered them with empathy. Children don't have the power to just leave. This is how abuse becomes inter generational. We have to look out for the children.

I can’t even begin to imagine how traumatizing the puppy incident must have been for her husband.

As a woman I say: Equal rights equal fights. If a woman is coming at you to throw hands you get to at least throw one back. And If she has a knife you have full rights to knock her out

“Police attacked her with brooms.” - Shows the Cowboy Bebop movie broom fight scene. Well played editor, well played.

Don't hit a woman after she hits you? In the words of my late grandmother, "If anyone ever hits you, boy or girl, you hit back." She was a strong supporter of equal rights.

Simon, if Kellett had taken the baby, Katherine could have called the police, and had Kellett arrested, when she'd have found out his address in court. The courts would definitely come down on the mother's side back in the 70's and 80's, especially if she had alleged Kellett was abusive, and our mental health facilities and procedures have never been great... Edit: The first men's domestic violence shelter only opened in 2021 in Queensland. Resources for men who suffer domestic violence are thin on the ground unfortunately.

I know a guy who got out of an abusive relationship a few years ago. She's still causing him problems in the court system (she lied in court, it was proven, about him abusing/stalking her). Sometimes I donate to men's DV shelters, they're not anywhere near as common as ones for women (last I looked there were like 4 total in the US). If I were to beat up my bf, there's a good chance he'd be arrested for DV even if he hadn't hit back. Likewise, if I were the one who needed a shelter, there's one across town just a few miles away. If he were the one to need a shelter, he'd have to travel across two states, hundreds of miles away. That just doesn't seem right to me. Many times I've seen chicks just casually smacking their bf/husband, and it's treated like nothing. "Oh, he's bigger and stronger and can take it", that's what people excuse it with, never considering that the emotional aspect is damaging, the disrespect or devaluation of a person, regardless of whether there is lasting physical harm.

Lesson to learn: Don't settle for a toxic relationship. Get the hell out of it.

Just an interesting side note: When she pled guilty the judge adjourned the case to have her assessed by several psychiatrists who all confirmed that she was sane and was able to fully comprehend her trail. This was to ensure that she could never appeal her sentence based on diminished capacity in the future.

“why are you trying to make sense of the crazy people?……………….. they’re crazy.” i need this as a giant poster on my wall

It takes a special kind of evil to harm a child.

oh wow, the woman who attacked her lovers because she thought they were cheating on her, was cheating on them. shocker

It's amazing how much she got away with. She wasn't even a good criminal, it was all done out in the open and everyone just kept letting her go.

My exes mother warned me about her the first time i met her. I thought it was strange but should have listened. Four years of hell and abuse followed before i eventually woke up and left. I'm still mentally traumatised by it. Always listen to your gut feeling and never ignore the red flags. Ignoring red flags to see the good in people will cost you later.

One of my friends was domestically abused by his partner and tried to report it several times and once got laughed at by a cop. He ended up losing a couple of fingers before the cops took it seriously and he considered himself luck that they did. It is still a serious problem for men reporting violence against them.