http://fembothunter.blogspot.com/2007/08/women-who-get-paid-for-murdering-their.html
Teressa says she has told her children "that I loved their daddy very much, that it was an accident, and that I'm very, extremely sorry." She says they slept through everything that drunken midnight when she whirled around during an argument with a kitchen knife in her hand.
The six-inch blade sliced through Erin's lung, pericardium and pulmonary artery. Teressa at first told police she didn't know what had happened, that Erin was drunk and she came upstairs and found him clutching his chest.
The court heard how Teressa had made good use of her 11 months in Prince William County jail.
Erin had $400,000 in life insurance, and the legal finding of involuntary manslaughter means Teressa is eligible to collect; the first installment is due any day.
Should she get sympathy? Should she get more jail time? Reckon her story "he walked into the knife" is true?
2007-08-27 21:33:26 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Gender Studies
Katharine W: If she had argued self defence, she would not have got the life insurance.
As for not judging lest ye be judged, I wouldn't be judging if there were any men getting off spousal murder by being able to claim "self-defence", or if there were any men getting off with claims like "sorry she walked into the knife", or if men who murdered their wives got sympathy, praise and were treated like heroes in the media.
2007-08-27 21:54:41 · update #1
miladyfaire: There was no jury, it was a plea bargain. Can people please read the link before commenting?
2007-08-27 21:56:13 · update #2
Murder is muder and no gender has the right to get leverage noi matter what!!!
She should be put behind bars with a recommendation for hard labour.
Today women have option and power to bail out times have changed the same cliche cannot be used now it is too outdated.
2007-08-28 07:07:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not being in the court room, and since apparently a jury was, and weighed out the evidence. A determination has been made.. She gets the $400,000.
sympathy? that will have come in the heart of the persons truly affected. Was there truly intent to harm? I feel the court decided too that.
Only God in the end knows all of the truth, he none fool.
cases such as these, rather involving males or females as the party subject in question. Just reaffirms two things..
1. Pick wisely your spouse
2. don't get into arguments in the kitchen.
2007-08-28 04:51:56 · answer #2 · answered by miladyfaire 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
He was threatening to kill her at that moment. She could have also argued self-defense. I don't believe she had the intent to kill him. I think they had a violent relationship and she stayed with him for her children and also because she loved him despite his problems. Right now, she's having a hard time, if you read the article in the Washington Post, which is online at www.washingtonpost.com, and the follow-up online interview. Her children need some stability and they clearly need counseling, which I hope she gets for them. The money will help provide this, I hope. As for you and the fembohunter blog, how about minding that biblical injunction, "Judge not lest ye be judged."
2007-08-28 04:42:04 · answer #3 · answered by Katherine W 7 · 0⤊ 4⤋
A job as a lawyer (mine if I ever need a really good one)!
2007-08-28 19:51:20 · answer #4 · answered by Incognito 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A medal.
2007-08-28 04:38:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 6⤋