Is anyone else feeling uneasy over reactions to the recent case of a man setting himself on fire after his wife refused to drop the divorce petition?
See news article here -
TLDR: He was living separately for 2 years, and then they both jointly filed for divorce. None of news articles even say that she asked for alimony or was withholding their child or anything of that sort. He changed his mind, wanted to reconcile, and tried to convince his wife to drop the divorce petition. She refused, so he set himself on fire in the corridor in front of her house. I'm seeing very aggressive reactions to this incident on social media. Some of the commentators even suggested that he should have lit the wife on fire instead, that men should start rioting in the streets, that feminism is killing men, etc.
I feel very sorry for what happened in the Atul Subhash case, and for anyone who is going through a tough divorce or breakup (regardless of gender). But this is spiraling out of control. Are women now going to be villianized simply for not wanting to withdraw the divorce petition (that they both jointly filed ffs?!). Is she just supposed to get back together with him now that he is interested in their marriage again? Should she be made to restructure her whole life again and be forced to reconcile with him? A case has been registered against her.
How do you guys feel? I think people need to take some accountability for their decisions and seek out mental health resources. How long can the threat of divorce even sustain the marriage? One would have to constantly tiptoe around the suicidal person's emotions, and the couple would be very unhappy.
UPDATE: Right after I made my post, I saw a post on the same incident on another subreddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/LegalAdviceIndia/comments/1igmivc/every_home_will_be_like_that_of_atul_subhash/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
The author has edited the last paragraph in his post. He was telling men to go "to the streets" and "get their hands bloody". Wtf does that even mean? Is he seriously telling people to attack women?!