Today, she’s on trial for killing the man who molested her when she was a little girl. MMT

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Today, she is my hero.

It may jut be me flaunting around my bloated morals, but that is not a proportionate trade off... true, what happened to that girl is terrible but taking another life is not justified. But then again I've never endorsed the theft of anyone's life...

falling sickness, you see it a bit too black and white. This girl could've had her life taken away not in the literal sense, but it's possible that her livelihood was taken away from her. The murder might've been her expressing her anger that went a bit too far. Her whole life may have been messed up and she didn't quite grasp what was going on when she committed murder. There are thousands of variables, so its really not fair to judge on so little information. Not that I'm saying that a molestation for a life is fair, but there are too many other factors for you to make such a preassumption.

I think I agree with fallingsickness. They don't see it as black and white as one might think. Having gone through the same thing myself when I was seven, I understand the anger and rage that can take place towards the one that did what they did. However, it doesn't give someone the right to take another life, no matter what the circumstances. Emotional scars like this can be tough, but they can be overcome, and it certainly doesn't give someone a 'get out of jail free' card for killing someone.

Regardless of anything she obviously couldn't or wouldn't get the help she really needed. I've also been through this and know that PSTD is a very very tricky mindset. I would not justify killing anyone, but should she have to suffer the same consequences as any other murderer? Also, I know up front that the court system is not always favorable to the child. Molesters and Abusers are sometimes let off simply because there's not the proper evidence to put them away.

**PTSD

While I realize that she has gone through a horrible experience, it's not justification for taking somebody's life. It also sounds like it's been a decade or two since she was molested, and that is a tremendous grudge to hold. It would have shown great strength of character to move on. In my opinion, what happened to her is definitely not fair but she does still deserve to go to prison.

molesters do not stop, there is no "cure" for them just as there is no "cure" for homosexuality, no "cure" for heterosexuality, sexuality is not a diseasej, just some are not accepted by society (molesters for one)they are who they are. she did the absolute right thing, some people, like this molester, just need to die, I have no qualms about killing something like that, she should get an award for stopping something the law could not, she probably saved one of your daughters... consider that for a moment

I feel sorry for the woman for being molested when she was young. However, I believe that if she killed the molester for self-defense, she should not be punished for it.

Sxebill, for you to say she's holding "a tremendous grudge" for being molested as a child shows you don't realize her horrible experience at ALL. It's not like someone cut her off in traffic or spread a nasty rumor about her. Her BODY was invaded. Her INNOCENCE was stripped. When someone takes a significant part of your being, especially as significant as your childhood, it's not a grudge as much as it is a need for justice.

Referring to what she did as satisfying a 'need for justice' implies that you think of this murder as just. There are many people throughout the world who were molested and have successfully put the experience behind them. I understand that her body was invaded, her innocence was stripped, and that her childhood was taken away, but that does not give her the right to turn around and take somebody's life. She was getting revenge, and that is a very different thing than justice. "An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind." -Gandhi

By NO means was I implying that the murder was just. No one can really decide that because the submission, like all MMT, is vague. For all we know the man was still harassing her, was let out of jail early. She couldn't have murdered him if he was locked away and getting what he deserved in jail, could she? And if he did serve time, it does not appear to be a life sentence (which is what most molesters should get). Of course people can successfully put a trauma like this behind them, but the amount of time to recover depends entirely on the severity and duration of the abuse as well as the environment the victim is recovering in.

And I am by no means trying to downplay the severity of what happened to her. I also couldn't agree with you more about molesters being deserving of a life sentence. HOWEVER, it appears that we have clashing views on the circumstances in which it was okay for her to take somebody's life. You seem to think that, if he didn't get what he deserved/was harassing her, then it justifies her act. If he was still harassing her, which I doubt (although recognize the possibility), then I can understand the murder (although I will never condone it). The only situation I can see where this was justified is if he was posing an immediate threat to her. I'd like to point out that this MMT has served its purpose, because I have thought a lot about this situation.

Someone should have done it for her, and much sooner.

i was molested too. i hope she wins her case. i wish that our judicial system worked better so she didn't have to kill him in the first place.

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