Supreme Court on Forced Crimes
This is interesting. The S.C. was asked to look at a battered wives defense and instead they are looking at it as a "forced by a criminal to do a crime under duress" defense. I want to know why the boyfriend was not prosecuted. Is he already facing life? Did they go after him for kidnapping? I agree with Scalia that the boyfriend needed shot, but not wounded. Holding kids hostage to get weapons? Talk about a dirtbag.I can see why the Justices are wary of a ruling. On one hand, more and more people would claim their drug dealer forced them to do a crime, or the drugs made them do it. Our society loves putting others to blame. But on the other hand she did what in her thoughts would keep her and her children safe. I don't think she should have got a conviction but I don'tthink a rule of law absolving everyone of responsibility should also be passed.
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