I feel for that women but that case presented is self defense. She was removed from the immediate danger and had non violent options but planned out a violent attack. She took the law into her own hands by getting people to kill her husband.
I don’t think the author makes a good case for this being self defense law failing women. This seems to be more that domestic violence law sucks and police were inept at supporting domestic violence victims. I would like to think that has improved nowdays with the domestic violence ads and messaging that gets put out.
I generally agree with the article, but think you have a point when you say that it’s hard to argue for self defense for a premeditated action. However, I don’t think that the author was trying to make the point that self defense law was failing women, but more trying to illustrate that “self defense” as a legal concept is a bit flawed.
Unfortunately, DV laws in the US kind of suck and that doesn’t seem to be changing anytime soon. I read an article not too long ago about how even when women try to use DV resources and go to the police, they can often face legal repercussions for failing to protect their children from the abuse. All around horrific situation that I wouldn’t wish on anyone
I feel for that women but that case presented is self defense. She was removed from the immediate danger and had non violent options but planned out a violent attack. She took the law into her own hands by getting people to kill her husband.
I don’t think the author makes a good case for this being self defense law failing women. This seems to be more that domestic violence law sucks and police were inept at supporting domestic violence victims. I would like to think that has improved nowdays with the domestic violence ads and messaging that gets put out.
I generally agree with the article, but think you have a point when you say that it’s hard to argue for self defense for a premeditated action. However, I don’t think that the author was trying to make the point that self defense law was failing women, but more trying to illustrate that “self defense” as a legal concept is a bit flawed.
Unfortunately, DV laws in the US kind of suck and that doesn’t seem to be changing anytime soon. I read an article not too long ago about how even when women try to use DV resources and go to the police, they can often face legal repercussions for failing to protect their children from the abuse. All around horrific situation that I wouldn’t wish on anyone