I'm not against the law on principle, but I also suspect it won't be applied equally between male and female victims.
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I think I am against this, for 2 reasons. First, we want to encourage people who can't stand each other to get away from each other, not kill each other. Second, putting this option out there means people will try to use it, whether or not it actually applies.
Oh great, another incentive for women to lie about abuse. This edition protects murderers!
She was tracking his movements [...]
So, stalking?
[...] checking his phone, believing he was cheating on her [...]
Well that's controlling behaviour right there...
[...] and later said: "If I can't have him, no-one can."
Is possessiveness not considered a form of abuse (or a precursor to it) these days?
Of course, they would never consider her actions as abusive, would they?
[...] using a hammer she had brought in her handbag [...]
No-one just happens to have a hammer in their handbag...
This law is stupid. If someone's being abused and they murder someone, it's seen on a case by case basis. Not based on a law.
What about men? What does it take for a man to prove he was being abused? Welts? Or emotional abuse counts?
Ingerland moment. If only it would have been a stabbing...
Thats such a idiotic take for a law.