There are statements that outrage.
Others that shame.
And then there are those of the mayor of Alpedrete, Juan Rodríguez (PP), which directly insult the intelligence of anyone who has two functioning neurons
To say that the murder of a woman "is not gender-based violence" because the aggressor "loved her very much" and was "overwhelmed by life"... is a political obscenity. A lack of respect for the victim. And a public danger.
But of course, that's what happens when you believe that a misogynistic crime is a kind of intimate tragedy where the protagonist suffered so much that he "gave up".
Well, look:
Sometimes the order of the factors DOES alter the product.
Because if someone is so desperate, so broken, and so at their limit as to "give up on life," let it be clear:
the life that should be endangered IS NOT that of another person.
So that it's perfectly clear: the autopsy has determined that the woman received 50 stab wounds before dying, and she died before her husband. Only an irresponsible person who has become an authority can try to justify that such brutality "is not gender-based violence".
The problem isn't just him… it's his entire government.
Because these kinds of speeches don't come out of nowhere.
They need silence.
They need partners looking the other way.
They need governing partners who prefer to back a denialist mayor rather than lose a pact
And they are doing it. Without breaking a sweat.
It's not just the mayor. It's an entire City Council that is morally anesthetized
Whitewashing the aggressor, questioning the violence, minimizing reality:
The recipe is old and cowardly:
1. Present the killer as a victim of their circumstances.
2. Downplay the crime to avoid calling it sexist.
3. Sow doubt about gender-based violence.
4. Pretending the problem is "interpretive".
To govern is to protect, not to justify.
If a mayor cannot name a femicide, what kind of prevention policy will they promoteIf their partners are not capable of stopping this, what message are they sending to women? Conclusion:
A woman was murdered with 50 stab wounds.
It is not interpretive.
It is not debatable.
It is gender-based violence.
And whoever governs while denying it, whoever sustains it, and whoever remains silent, is part of the problem.