Online dating and murder of USC Prof. Jennifer Wilson, media focuses on domestic abuse

Alleged killer Hank Hawes, who lied
on the Internet. He is accused of killing
USC Professor Jennifer Wilson. 

Democrats need to motivate single, or unhappy female voters who have soured on the party because

of the horrid performance of President Barack Obama.

For a few months, domestic abuse, and an accused “War on Women” by opponents have been the Democrats' rallying cry. They have little else than to vilify Republicans. 

This week, in Columbia, the trial of Hank Hawes began. Hawes allegedly murdered USC Professor Jennifer Wilson in her Shandon duplex in late August 2011.

The killing has spawned a thousand stories about domestic abuse, the convenient cause-de-jour for the Democrat Party.

But what is the media leaving out? 

So much of the reporting of the trial is failing to mention how Wilson and Hawes met on an online dating site.

After getting deeply involved with Hawes, Wilson supposedly found out that Hawes had a reputation for portraying himself as wealthy and sophisticated, when he was neither.

Other women who had been involved with Hawes sent up the red flag that Hawes was lying, dangerous and something of a conman.

The details of how such a brilliant, beautiful and full-of-life woman got entangled - via the Internet -with such a low-life manipulator, like Hawes, were reported initially. 

But since those first days, just after the murder, finding the real folly of Wilson is difficult. This heinous murder is ALL about domestic abuse now.

But the TRUE mistake in this sad case is the danger of relationships forged through online dating.

Was there a time in our society when things moved slower? Where a woman had some time to really get to know the character of a man, and vice-versa, before becoming so involved?

Jennifer Wilson made a HORRIBLE mistake. And she paid for it with her life. But is the media adding insult to this horror by not pointing out how dangerous it is to get into relationships based on Internet contact?

There is a GOLDEN opportunity here that could save the lives of other women. Take it slow, get to know a potential date through more conventional means. There are a plethora creeps out there hiding behind a modem. Please let's warn everybody that there is a relation between domestic violence and the weirdos and murderers surfing the web.

In the mean time, let's hope Hawes is prosecuted to the full extent of the law for this heinous and ugly crime.