told her she should stay in the kitchen making scones where she belonged, and not to go drinking with boys.
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[She got a] five-litre container of petrol from her garage, and poured it on Mr Loader before waving around her lighter.
Mr Loader said, "Go on, do it," before Walpole set him on fire.
I won't condone it but I'm not going to outright condemn it either
Mr Loader said, "Go on, do it," before Walpole set him on fire.
Mr Loaded watched too many movies
Mr loaded
Walpole had described Mr Loader as being antagonistic towards her throughout the night, trying to wrestle her and wake her sleeping boyfriend.
"I was feeling overwhelmed by [Mr Loader's] presence and I didn't know what to do," she told the court.
Her anger then flared when Mr Loader told her she should stay in the kitchen making scones where she belonged, and not to go drinking with boys.
She left the table where they were drinking to collect a five-litre container of petrol from her garage, and poured it on Mr Loader before waving around her lighter.
Mr Loader said, "Go on, do it," before Walpole set him on fire.
Fuck around and find out tbh
Understandable, but probably a slight overreaction.
Yeah I'm going to say this is too much? I could totally see a nice open palm slap to the face or better yet a punch, but setting someone on fire, idk.
I'd mostly agree, but it sounds like the dude just sat there while she poured fuel on him, and when she made the threatening gesture, decided in was in everyone's best interest to continue egging her on. I feel like I would have been fleeing when she started trying to pour the fuel. Or I just wouldn't make a misogynistic comment, but whatever I guess.
I can imagine exactly what kind of slimey superiority complex dude would just sit there and act like he's fucking invincible to the pathetic woman who should be in the kitchen. Just barely reacting or scoffing like it's all something beneath him until he's literally on fucking fire.
They were all drunk or on drugs I think.
Just picture one of Tate's followers in the chair and how they would behave. It all comes together.
Most of the group was heavily intoxicated
Perhaps he was not in the best state of mind to be thinking rationally
neither was she
Yeah I would have bolted out of there when I saw she was serious.
a kick in the nuts, not dousing the guy and then setting him on fire ffs
Kick in the nuts sounds about right.
I'm going to say that based on the state they were all in, and that the guy was comfortable with saying this shit, we'd probably be looking at an article about femicide if she'd slapped him over the head (even playfully)
I think not setting men on fire is an act of great restraint by women.
I gotta say I'm a little unsettled by all the people acting like it's a proportional response
I think a lot of people are assuming a history of this sort of behaviour. If this was the only time this guy acted like this, then yeah, it would be an extreme overreaction, but this guy has probably been a massive douchebag for years, and pushed this woman to her breaking point. Still doesn't make it ok, but I think it makes it understandable why some would be pushed that far (and the alcohol and drugs probably helped dull any inhibitions as well)
Honestly baffling, I think most people either didn't read the article or don't understand how awful being set on fire is.
it's FAFO because he said "go on, do it", i think we'd be more horrified if he made any attempt to flee or deescalate before he was on fire.
I do tend to agree. But I also feel like there's too much we don't know. This guy didn't get a little loaded and suddenly become a prick and she suddenly escalated to having her own personal burning man. They've known each other for years, apparently. This couldn't have been an isolated incident. To me it feels like this was just the proverbial straw. A little liquid courage and marching powder, and we get a crispy Mr Louder.
That all said, I don't actually think this was an appropriate response still. But important to acknowledge what we don't know. Obviously she could just not be friends with the guy, probably.
You know what? Good on her. Not an overreaction to me. Sounds to me like Loader is the kind of fuckwit says misogynistic, and probably racist shit "as a joke" then tries to take it all back. I'm glad she checked his ass in the worst way possible.
wait till you see what she did to her enemy
"I survived because the misogyny inside me burned brighter than the fire around me."
god forbid a woman has hobbies 
Crown prosecutor Max Pincott said Walpole had plenty of time to calm down.
"You could have walked away from this, couldn't you, but you didn't," he said.
Prosecutor basically saying "well, why didn't you just get back in the kitchen like the misogynist piece of shit asked you to?"
I fell in, to a burnin' ring of fire...
he won't do that again. 
He literally said do it after harassing her all night
They hate to see a girl have fun
Sick burn! 
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