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I was imagining a scenario of "crime of passion" e.g. when someone catches their wife in bed with another man. Murder is murder. Self-defense obviously changes
by acct1771 9y ago
I was imagining a scenario of "crime of passion" e.g. when someone catches their wife in bed with another man. Murder is murder.
Self-defense obviously changes that paradigm completely, and because of that, I'd consider that example moving the goalposts of this discussion
- jschwartzi 9y agoCrimes of passion aren't prosecuted as murder in many jurisdictions. They're prosecuted as manslaughter. The killer didn't plan to kill anyone, but they were provoked to do so by the other parties.