The gist of the song "Before he cheats" is that a scorned lover commits vandalism. Although what he did was reprehensible it was not illegal. What she did was illegal.
Chances are good to excellent that the guy would have his "pretty little suped up 4 wheel drive" insured, right? I mean, in most states that's required by law. So he won't be paying for it, his insurance company will.
And of course the insurance company will go after the scorned lover - and they won't have a hard time figuring out who it was who did it because she carved her name into the seats.
So -
He gets a new paint job and new seats.
She goes to jail.
I guess I'm not clear on the concept - is she trying to encourage people to commit petty crimes?
Obviously, I know it is fantasy, and its just a song. And yes, I can imagine how it feels to be cheated on.
But reality is that some people will take it literally and it certainly is glorifying revenge.
Or ask the question another way: If the song was about a woman who was cheated on who went and murdered the cheater and the other lover, it would certainly fall into the category of "revenge fantasy" but because the punishment didn't fit the crime, it wouldn't be acceptable and commonly sung.
Where as this song *IS* commonly sung. People generally feel that the punishment DOES fit the crime here.
Does that not encourage people to act illegally in vengence?
Chances are good to excellent that the guy would have his "pretty little suped up 4 wheel drive" insured, right? I mean, in most states that's required by law. So he won't be paying for it, his insurance company will.
And of course the insurance company will go after the scorned lover - and they won't have a hard time figuring out who it was who did it because she carved her name into the seats.
So -
He gets a new paint job and new seats.
She goes to jail.
I guess I'm not clear on the concept - is she trying to encourage people to commit petty crimes?
Obviously, I know it is fantasy, and its just a song. And yes, I can imagine how it feels to be cheated on.
But reality is that some people will take it literally and it certainly is glorifying revenge.
Or ask the question another way: If the song was about a woman who was cheated on who went and murdered the cheater and the other lover, it would certainly fall into the category of "revenge fantasy" but because the punishment didn't fit the crime, it wouldn't be acceptable and commonly sung.
Where as this song *IS* commonly sung. People generally feel that the punishment DOES fit the crime here.
Does that not encourage people to act illegally in vengence?