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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 cIaimed 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 violent crimes, that number is on the rise. AMERICAN JUSTlCE takes a Iong, hard look at some of the most famous recent cases, from Bobbitt to seriaI killer Aileen Wourmos. Legal experts expIain why the spousaI abuse argument is gaining credence in courts nationwide, and a remarkabIe 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 explore aIlegations that America's courts are misogynist. lt is an up-to-the-minute portrait of how the legal system deaIs with women and vioIence. |
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