There was a time where the headline “Man Beat Girlfriend Over Texts” might have referred to a spat over who unearthed the best Coptic documents at an archaeological dig. Thanks to internet, that time has gone. from Fox News:
A 40-year-old Lapeer County man beat his girlfriend with a cell phone, bound her with duct tape and held her captive for about nine hours because of text messages from a friend, authorities said. … The sheriff’s department said the woman told investigators that her boyfriend bound and beat her with the phone and his fists after reading text messages Sunday afternoon.
No word, unfortunately, on what the rage-inducing messages actually were.
Cops: Man Beat Girlfriend, Held Her Captive Over Texts [Fox]
With the price some providers charge per txt, it’s possible that it was the number of messages, rather than the content, that sparked the man’s anger.
this actually happened to me. (hence the anonymous comment) my boyfriend (now ex) went into a psychotic rage and beat me after reading some texts on my phone. you really can’t ever tell what will set someone off.