Marissa Alexander Stood Her ground...and was Denied by Florida

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by ZTAOnlytheBest

I mean, if you want to live life by the what ifs, it's going to be pretty complicated. And it isn't necessarily any better.

I'm not talking about what ifs. She definitely did expose her children to an abuser and failed to protect them. I actually do quite a bit of volunteer pro bono work representing kids often against their parents in the local Juvenile Court in juvenile deprived actions. I can tell you that under the circumstances, I'd have no problem seeking DHS custody for this lady's kids.

This man was abusive enough that she got a protective order. She then rescinded it and let him back into her house and bed despite the continued abuse. Her being in this situation is as much her fault as his as his abusive behavior is a constant/given and apparently she had been able to overcome that issue with a protective order which she voluntarily allowed to be gutted.

I'll agree that she likely suffered from battered woman syndrome, but that's something she needs to work on before she can be deemed a fit parent (assuming she doesn't go to the pen for 20 years for her apparent crime).

That's why I remarked earlier that I'd love to see mandatory or at least highly recommended classes provided to abusers and victims of abuse.

[ZTAOnlytheBest]

She rescinded it because she was pregnant with his child. I mean, obviously it wasn't the smartest thing, but I can totally see how a woman would feel it might be better to have the father around.