A victim's deliberate use of deadly force is a just response to repeated domestic violence.?

Question

I need affirmative answers.
BTW, the topic is supposed to be vague.

Answer 1

Every victim reacts and copes differently with domestic violence. Adding "Repeated" to the phrase "Domestic violence" can seem redundant to someone who has experienced it since domestic violence is rarely if ever a one time occurrence unless measures are taken to ensure it doesn't happen again. In the scenario you've presented, the victim is doing just that. Assuring that the violent abuse will not be repeated. In some cases, the victim uses deadly force because they genuinely believe that their abuser will kill them (which may very well be true and quite often is). It's more likely that a victim will kill the abuser if it is the same abuser that has repeatedly abused the same victim. In the case of a person who has been abused in a number of relationships (familiar or otherwise), they are more likely to escape and later enter the cycle of abuse again at a later time because they don't feel that they deserve better. The victim that feels trapped and isolated may kill their abuser because they feel there is no other way to be free. Often in this situation they feel that the said authorities will side with the abuser (usually because the abuser has instilled this fear into the victim).

No one here can judge someone who has gone through this situation. No, not even if you've gone through it yourself because we're often hardest on ourselves and those that remind us of such. Only if you're inside the bubble of terror that an extreme abuser creates can you truly understand.

Let me clarify that I'm not saying that it's best to kill one's abuser. I'm just answering a vague question from a purely analytical perspective. I'm not referring to a verbal abuser, or one who uses emotional blackmail. That, too, is a terrible situation, but nothing that would excuse physical force in return. In such a case, the victim's weakness truly is only in their mind. There are plenty of non-violent alternatives to escape from emotional abusers.

Answer 2

There are no affirmative answers to that question. Deadly force is only justified in cases of ones life, or other lives, being in imminent danger. The question actually needs to give a bit more information.

Answer 3

Not right if there is another alternative. Call the police so you can wash your hands and go on.
Should pack your bags if you knew the person had violent tendencies.
If you were truly and honestly defending for your life then you must handle your business. If it requires that you put someone to rest then God bless you cause I sure wouldn't want to have to deal with that on my mind.
Peace....

Answer 4

if i was being abused by my husband, and it was very serious so that i was in actual danger for my life, i confess i would probably just kill him. i've seen statistics, and an incredibly large amount of women who attempt to leave abusive husbands end up murdered by them in the end, sometimes along with their children.

Answer 5

Yes. A better response would be to walk away though.

Answer 6

Self Defense pure and simple!

Answer 7

the same victim? same abuser? Yes.

Either one could be a first time offender.


.

Answer 8

is this for a law & ethics class???

Answer 9

no...but its understandable if it happened