"SIN by Silence" depicts a case of spousal abuse an homicide. Battered Woman Syndrome is encountered by millions of women worldwide.Self-Defense for Women (2012) discusses information regarding:
Battered Woman
Syndrome
Ø The legal defense revolves around the woman’s mental deficiency
and helplessness.
Ø Her defense claims it was a form of self defense.
Ø Battered Woman Syndrome is considered a subcategory of Post
Traumatic Stress Disorder, but not a mental disease in the context of insanity.
Ø Expert testimonial regarding domestic violence can be used for
various purposes:
o To demonstrate the defendant is a battered woman, to explain an
abused woman’s state of mind and/or conduct or to support a claim or the
validity of a particular defense.
http://www.selfdefense-4-women.com/battered-woman-syndrome.html
This scholarly article, “Spouse Murder
Defendants in Large Urban Counties," (1995)
highlights the characteristics that distinguish victims of
intimate partner homicide (IPH) from the victims of nonfatal intimate partner
violence through a risk assessment model.
Ø The risk of a male killing a female partner is higher
in cohabitating than marital relationships.
Ø Homicide by violent beating is more common in such
relationships.
Ø Homicide risk also increases with the size of the partners’ age difference.
Ø Fatalities were associated with the victim having
a child from a previous partner, the offender having made previous threats with
a weapon, and marital separation.
This video clip, "Faces of Battered Women...why don't they leave?"
(2011). Highlights the cycle
of abuse of the Battered Wife. http://youtu.be/hv5nRNB3NHk
Rihanna - Love The Way You
Lie http://youtu.be/wYS70rhY_QU
On the first page of our story
The future seemed so bright
Then this thing turned out so evil
I don't know why I'm still surprised
Even angels have their wicked schemes
And you take that to new extremes
But you'll always be my hero
Even though you've lost your mind
Just gonna stand there and watch me burn
But that's all right because I like the way it hurts
Just gonna stand there and hear me cry
But that's all right because I love the way you lie
I love the way you lie
Ohhh, I love the way you lie
Now there's gravel in our voices
Glass is shattered from the fight
In this tug of war, you'll always win
Even when I'm right
'Cause you feed me fables from your hand
With violent words and empty threats
And it's sick that all these battles
Are what keeps me satisfied
Just gonna stand there and watch me burn
But that's all right because I like the way it hurts
Just gonna stand there and hear me cry
But that's all right because I love the way you lie
I love the way you lie
Ohhh, I love the way you lie
So maybe I'm a masochist
I try to run but I don't wanna ever leave
Til the walls are goin' up
In smoke with all our memories
Just gonna stand there and watch me burn
But that's all right because I like the way it hurts
Just gonna stand there and hear me cry
But that's all right because I love the way you lie
I love the way you lie
Ohhh, I love the way you lie
Dawson, J., Langan,
P. “Spouse Murder Defendants in Large Urban Counties.” (1995). Discuss the statistics of abuse.
Ø 81% of convicted
wives but 94% of convicted husbands received a prison sentence.
Ø Convicted wives received
prison sentences that were about 10 years shorter than what husbands received.
Ø More wife defendants (44%)
than husband defendants (10%) had been assaulted by their spouse (threatened
with a weapon or physically assaulted) at or around the time of the murder.
Ø Self-defense as possible explanation for wives' lower conviction rate
(2012) discusses what women are facing in domestic violence. Retrieved from http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/crime/2012/01/mirkarimi-prosecutor-wants-expert-battered-women-s-syndrome-testify#ixzz1oplC0B3y
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