The other thing worth noting, imo (and some people here might not agree with me) is that when you have a section of society which has had to put up with more (which imo women do, generally) or are more often on the receiving end, then that section arguably going ott (let's say cheering a woman who cut off a man's penis) is to at least some extent, more excusable or mitigated, even if still not justified (because two wrongs don't make a right). And I accept that one of the several reasons why women might (might) get away with more in this general respect might be validly to do with that background context. And other things, I'm not saying that's the only reason and I'm certainly not condoning a possible double standard nonetheless.
But there is always a risk of equating things which aren't necessarily equatable or are deprived of context.
Just on this (and yes I know it's a bit off the OP topic) I reminded myself of the background context in the particular (Lorena Bobbitt) case.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_and_Lorena_Bobbitt
It does appear likely that she was physically, emotionally, sexually and financially abused by her husband on an ongoing basis prior to the attack on him and he has subsequently gone on to be charged 3 times for assault on a subsequent female partner (convicted once as far as I can tell). She (Lorena Bobbitt) was found not guilty on grounds of (temporary?) insanity.
Given all that, I would give the public quite a bit of leeway when it comes to having sympathy for her, albeit what she did was not justified. At the very least there seem to have been mitigating circumstances.
