SOC219H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Legal Fiction, John And Lorena Bobbitt
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At the bar: in a growing number of cases, defendants are portraying themselves as the victims new york times. Meek mate syndrome is when someone"s partner psychologically affects them, for example, by emasculating them or destroying their self-esteem. Urban survival syndrome is the fear that inner-city black people have of other black people. Because the offender is making themselves to be a victim; saying i am a victim of _______ and couldn"t help myself. He says that when they are raised in court, juries still tend to roll their eyes and convict; admits that the rapid-fire appearance of so many victimization defenses in so short a span gives one pause. If it occurs in the middle of a spout of abuse, than no, because it can be considered self-defence. However if a woman just goes and cuts off her husband"s penis while he is sleeping, such did lorena.
