was she in the right?
2007-08-20 21:33:48 · 21 answers · asked by bow_hunter110 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Singles & Dating
can she claim self-defence?
2007-08-20 21:36:21 · update #1
why do women always stay with men that beat them................
2007-08-20 21:41:53 · update #2
he was in the middle of beating her when she was able to get to a shot-gun! ............he was put in jail for beating her in the past. the cops already knew he was abusive.
2007-08-20 21:46:37 · update #3
who is to say he wasn't going to kill her this time!!!!!!!
2007-08-20 23:14:28 · update #4
Self defence is understandable and the worst she can get is manslaughter charges. She needs witnesses to back her up in court. I do not know where you live because this could be either manslaughter or 1st degree murder. Many in between. You know about the abuse and need to stand up for her. She may get life or manslaughter! There is no excuse for abuse and you and others can help her. if there is an insurance policy with a lot of money and she doesn't seem abused, in some states in USA she can be on death row.
2007-08-20 21:51:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If her life, at that point in time, was at serious risk, then the law says she can defend herself with lethal force. However, if he beats her often, but obviously has never gone so far as to kill her, and wasn't going to in this instance, then no, she is guilty of murder.
It sounds like she snapped and went too far. The smart thing would've been to walk out of the relationship a long time ago.
Topics like this are difficult, and must be judged on a case by case basis. Which is why we have a legal system in the first place.
2007-08-20 22:46:53 · answer #2 · answered by Chris B 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've worked as a correctional officer in a women's prison in the past. There were several women incarcerated for the same type of crime. It's a very sad situation. I've also been in an abusive relationship myself and understand the complicated dynamics of the abuse cycle. The woman HAS TO GET OUT AT THE FIRST START OF VIOLENCE!!! By staying in the situation she plays a part in escalating it. Still depending on the actual circumstances at the time she may not have to do time Was she fighting for her life or did she kill him in his sleep?
2007-08-20 21:49:57 · answer #3 · answered by QuantumB 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no she wasn't in the right, we all have a chance to flee an abusive relationship. People say because she was afraid...she was more afraid of taking a chance of being on her own. Before anyone say anything to me...My mother was beat two to three times a week, for 18 years... after my little sister turned 16, legal age to determine who she would want to live with, she left my father. I too was in a very abusive relationship for 6 years, i choose to stay, for fear of being on my own, until my third trip to the hospital, i changed when a nurse told me...."It's not that scary out there"...I left..i didn't stay and kill no one.Maybe at her time she was defending herself. But these days there are so many help programs for abused women, it certianly is a choice to stay in the relationship.
2007-08-20 21:48:20 · answer #4 · answered by Chocolate_Bunny 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
She can claim self defense. No telling what actually happened before she killed him..He could have beat her moments before or was about too..Can't say whether she is right or wrong..It's one of those situations where it's hard to judge..but I feel that murder is never the answer ..unless he's stalking you and you just can't get any help and in which case, you have to defend yourself..Other than that, maybe leaving, fleeing to a shelter or somewhere.
2007-08-20 21:40:00 · answer #5 · answered by Unique Soul 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Whew. Tough one. Not really enough information.
Taking a life is NEVER justified if there is ANY other option. Women in the US have plenty of options. She can turn to family or authorities for help. There are plenty of organizations available to assist her in getting out of an abusive relationship and putting him in jail.
2007-08-20 21:36:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
In the majority of states in the Union, you have the legal right to protect yourself from imminent danger. That is to say, as long as you have a reasonable belief that a person means to do you grievous bodily harm, you can oppose that person to the extent necessary to prevent or halt the attack. Sometimes that includes stopping them from breathing.
That being said, we have no way of knowing whether she happened to be in danger when she committed the act, as you gave us very little information to go on...
2007-08-20 21:39:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It hard to say who is right or who is wrong over here coz we do not know the full story here.
No matter what is the story all about we do not have any rigt to take away anyone life unless it a self defends.
2007-08-20 21:42:42 · answer #8 · answered by NY 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well if he was beating her and then she killed him, i guess it could be self defense, if she felt her life was in danger. If he was asleep and she shot him in the face, or throwing some branches into a wood chipper and she pushed him into the wood chipper, then it was good old fashioned murder, not self defense
2007-08-20 21:40:45 · answer #9 · answered by VoRtExXSe7en 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
wow...uh
its hard to answer
i think she kinda had a right to do what she did, but then again its not right to take another persons life
if she got beaten up all the time then she shouldve told someone, not take the matter into her own hands and end up murdering him.
i can understand why she did it but im not saying its a good thing to do.
2007-08-20 21:40:02 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋