It’s like saying, ‘If I had my way, you’d be dead right now.’

"EXCEPT IN CASES OF RAPE OR INCEST"

And, in addition to that ... before you go on thinking (like I have) that TV detective Olivia Benson has done a good job, maybe you'd like to measure her up against some real-life persons in her situation:  http://www.rebeccakiessling.com