Pros And Cons Of Battered-Women Syndrome

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During this time, Marica could have been under the protection of the police through a witness program or a shelter for women who are abused. She could have also left to stay with her family. While it is true that the husband was being unreasonably cruel while cursing at her and urging her to die when she took the pills, he did not force her to take the pills. It was by her own choice. There is no evidence that he tried to kill her in the past; he did physically harm her but not to the point where her life was about to be taken away. There also was no file from her about the abuses she faced in the past. This also goes for the night she killed her husband. One may argue that he might have killed her once he woke up; he might have lost his temper one day to the point he put her life in danger. But the key words used here are may and might. It is talking about the future and not the …show more content…

Therefore, Marcia is guilty of murdering her husband. C.Pros and Cons of Battered-Women Syndrome In the situation involving Marcia and Mitchell, it is obvious that Marcia has shown symptoms of the battered-women syndrome. After years of abuse, one can only take so much. In many of her experiences with Mitchell’s use of physical violence and intense emotional abuse, she started to become helpless. Since she felt like there was no chance of an escape, she tried to take pills and was abused further for it. It’s easy to say that women like Marcia could have simply ran away or called …show more content…

The battered woman syndrome is more of a psychological issue so sometimes the judges may have a hard time understanding the underlying causes that lead to the victim making the choice that he or she did. At times it would not be allowed to be used in

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