After the heartbreaking death of Lieutenant Samson Haruna, a Nigerian Army officer allegedly set ablaze by his wife during a domestic dispute in Akwa Ibom, another speculative comment surfaced: “The man go don torment her life before she act that way.” This statement assumes guilt without evidence and tries to justify the woman’s violent act. Such speculation is harmful because it shifts blame to the victim and normalizes brutality as a response to emotional pain. No amount of supposed “torment” can justify burning another human being. Violence should never be seen as a reaction — only as a crime that demands accountability.