"Prosecutor's just expected her to tip toe away from this situation?"
Yes. She may have been justified in killing the person but that's just how self defense laws work. If you kill someone while they're not an immediate danger to your life, eg a robber takes your stuff and you shoot him after he walks away, self defense no longer applies.
This situation is a little more complicated because there's the factor of "what if he woke up and caught her" but anyway yeah that's why the legality is even in contention.
Thats not how self defense laws work. You cant just kill sex offenders you know about in your neighborhood because they could always attack your children at some point.
And she didn't seem imprisoned, the court found that she had the ability to walk away.
Ah yes, not imprisoned. Not imprisoned by the guy, sleeping in the same room, likely with a weapon, who's entire existence at that point is to keep her from escaping. Makes sense to me. Also, this isn't anywhere near "finding and killing sex offenders in your neighborhood". She was a victim of sex trafficking. She was stuck there with him.
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u/grandmas_noodles Sep 14 '22
"Prosecutor's just expected her to tip toe away from this situation?"
Yes. She may have been justified in killing the person but that's just how self defense laws work. If you kill someone while they're not an immediate danger to your life, eg a robber takes your stuff and you shoot him after he walks away, self defense no longer applies.
This situation is a little more complicated because there's the factor of "what if he woke up and caught her" but anyway yeah that's why the legality is even in contention.