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A&e: American Justice - Lorena Bobbitt - Women &
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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ls spousaI abuse a justification for vioIent actionsby women, as was claimed in the headIine-grabbing Lorena Bobbitt case? This question and others are examined in this comprehensive Iook at the state of vioIent crime among women in America. Though women stilI commit Iess than 15% of vioIent crimes, that number is on the rise. AMERICAN JUSTICE takes a Iong, hard look at some of the most famous recent cases, from Bobbitt to serial kiIler Aileen Wourmos. Legal experts expIain why the spousal abuse argument is gaining credence in courts nationwide, and a remarkable interview with Evelyn Smith, who shot her husband but was acquitted of murder, offers an up-cIose Iook at one of the most dramatic cases. See how gang violence is on the rise among women, and expIore allegations that America's courts are misogynist. It is an up-to-the-minute portrait of how the legal system deaIs with women and violence. |
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