The Point Of Which Should Hit You Like A Ton Of Bricks . . .

While it’s obviously an important issue, it’s perhaps a stretch to assume that 34 East 62nd Street would have been avoided if only New York state had no-fault divorce. But don’t let the details get in the way of a smart op-ed on the topic:

Behind the powerful gas explosion that nearly leveled a historic Manhattan town house on Monday is a nightmarish New York saga of divorce and vengeance worthy of a Lifetime channel movie. Authorities believe that the Upper East Side doctor suspected of causing the blast wanted to destroy the house so his ex-wife wouldn’t get it as the result of a nasty divorce fight that dragged on for over five years, even after the divorce was finalized.

We’re tempted to blame the State Legislature.

Obviously, even New York’s dysfunctional government is not bad enough to drive people to blow up their houses. But the story does give us an opportunity to point out once again that, thanks to Albany, the state has notoriously cumbersome divorce laws that regularly produce both hideous domestic squabbles and inflated lawyer’s fees.

And there’s your ghoulish rhetoric for the day . . .