A strange request
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (366550)
Rockingham, Australia
December 4, 2025 3:12am CST
Recently I wrote about smart cars and how they can be manipulated by people other than the driver. This allows coercive control in cases of domestic violence. I was reminded of an incident which happened back in the 1980s in a small country town.
A young farmer’s wife came to Vince when he was working in a farm machinery dealership and wanted him to get her a new distributor cap for the farm vehicle. She wanted no record of it on the farm account and asked that he not tell anyone of her request. She was very embarrassed but said her husband had started bashing her. He would remove the distributor cap from the vehicle so that she couldn’t leave the farm without his knowing.
Vin got what she wanted and not too many months later, she left her husband and went back to her parents.
The photo is Vince's.
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13 responses
@DaddyEvil (162901)
• United States
16h
I'm glad Vince was able to help her and she got away from her abusive husband.
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@DaddyEvil (162901)
• United States
9h
@JudyEv I agree. The woman should have been safe with her husband but, since she wasn't, I'm glad she got out.
@changjiangzhibin89 (17078)
• China
12h
Vince did a good deed ! He helped her escape from the clutches of her brutal husband .
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@JudyEv (366550)
• Rockingham, Australia
12h
In those days, it would have been really hard for the woman to confide in any one but she was very brave and managed to get away.
@JudyEv (366550)
• Rockingham, Australia
12h
Yes, me too. They would be about our age now but I don't know what happened to either of them.
@2ndchances24 (11232)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
13h
That was a smart woman, I learned when you're in a bad
relationship to get out the best way you know how & that's
to find that Open space when no 1 is around or knows what
your doing & leave when no 1 expects anything & not look back.
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@JudyEv (366550)
• Rockingham, Australia
12h
Yes, you need to take the opportunity to go when it arises.
@JudyEv (366550)
• Rockingham, Australia
12h
I don't think they had any children at that stage. That often makes it more difficult to leave.
@Marilynda1225 (87230)
• United States
10h
Thankfully Vince helped this poor young wife who might have not been so lucky if Vince hadn't helped. She was smart to ask for that distributor cap so she could escape her violent husband.
@Dreamerby (9587)
• Calcutta, India
11h
Poor woman! Glad she could leave with your hubby's help!
The photo is so grand
@LooeyVille (51)
• United States
14h
Domestic violence is often hard for people to break away from.
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