Roxana Ruiz, Who Strangled Her Rapist, Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison, Activists Slam Decision

New York Post ^

[ConjunctionJunction]

“hitting her attacker in the head would have been enough to defend herself”

What if she hit her attacker in the head and killed him that way?

[monkeyshine]

I’m assuming she killed him either during or just after the rape. Either way she had reason to assume the attacker would kill her once he was finished. Self defense.

[Responsibility2nd]

This is a repost of an earlier story. Let me be the first on this thread to state what others have already said.

She’s lucky she did not live in New York. Alvin Bragg would have given her a much longer sentence.

[philman_36]

Don’t make him think, his head will explode.

[nickcarraway]

What if she hit him in the head, but it didn’t stop him and he raped and killed her?

[Secret Agent Man]

Its the same legal ruling that you are not allowed to murder an attacker when the mortal threat is not there. Or keep attacking and murdering someone after they are incapacitated. Theres a line where self defense can cross into murder.

Now, can people understand what she did and why? Sure. Does it cross the line and go from self defense to murder? This time the court thought so. One of the criteria is if you can disengage and get away, theres no justification for killing.

Revenge killing, while in many cases, understandable to many people, if its not necessary for saving your life, its going to be considered murder. Ultimatsly the court believed that in her particular circumstances, she did not need to go that far.

[BenLurkin]

Other than the defendant and the deceased, who else witnessed this sequence of events?

[Secret Agent Man]

Personally I probably think she wasn’t using excessive force.

[NohSpinZone]

Reminds me of the 1964 case in Korea where an 18-year-old woman was sentenced to six months in prison after being convicted of biting the tongue off of her rapist. She recently asked for a retrial of this case some five decades later.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8288911/Woman-convicted-biting-alleged-rapists-tongue-South-Korea-18-seeks-retrial.html

[Skywise]

Sounds like typical leftist/communist punishments these days.

[griswold3]

Zombie defense. You make sure they can’t come after you. (Too many scary movies)

[Georgia Girl 2]

Whoa! That’s just harsh!

[No name given]

That’s right!

[BitWielder1]

Most people don't have the medical expertise to determine how much is just enough and not too much.
In general you can't be sure your assailant has been rendered harmless until you are sure he is dead.
Freepers usually recommend a double tap to make sure the target stays down.
It's prudent. What she did is no different.

[broken_clock]

[Valpal1]

Since this occurred in her home and I assume her child was also, fleeing isn’t an option.

Mexico sucks.

[Mean Daddy]

Should have strangled his leg.

[DoughtyOne]

Go mom. Free pass from here. My sympathies are focused on
you, not some demonic dirt-bag.

[fortes fortuna juvat]

Chick should have been given a Good Citizenship award!