This article seems very one-sided.
This petition wants to extend existing laws, to not only include nonviolent offenses, but anything except murder.
As far as I can see, this would authorize courts to vacate the conviction (make as if it never happened).
Now I am no lawyer, so I might be wrong here.
But if I’m right, this seems kinda unhinged, considering self defense exists.
Like if someone is posing a threat, you are allowed to defend yourself, but chopping body parts off in their sleep is not an OK response to abuse.
If I’m misunderstanding something please enlighten me. But this seems to greenlight revenge.
Abusers often kill their victims when they try to leave and often will hunt them down. Sometimes this is the only way to escape. Nobody should be punished for killing their abuser.
