Reply #22: the article says the marriage, not the person, was responsible.

[Lance_Boyle]

Whatever the circumstances, she chose to do the drugs, and then she chose to prostitute herself. The article says that this intangible concept - the marriage - made it all happen. No responsibility at all is assigned to the woman who made the choices she did. If that's not dehumanizing I don't know what is - the author apparently sees women as so weak-minded that a mere abstract concept (marriage) can control their minds and bodies against their wills and force them to take drugs and prostitute themselves. The author would probably also believe wholeheartedly that it was that bad dog responsible for Son of Sam, except that he was a man, so responsible for his own actions...