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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Guest&nbsp; 85555" data-source="post: 6213992">Because that was the safest time to kill him. What should she do, wait for him to be on his feet and alert so it can be a fair fight? Had she attacked him while he was awake he might have overpowered her, killed her and continued to pose a threat to the daughter. I am not arguing that her actions were ideal, just that they seem justified to me given what she believed he was going to do. I think a woman, in that situation, trying to protect her daughter, shouldn't spend time in jail. In a perfect world she would have felt safe enough to go to the authorities. But i can definitely see how she didn't want to risk that. If the priority was protecting her child from this man, who it seems did pose a very real threat, then I can't really fault her for acting how i expect my own mother, my sisters, or wife would act in that position.this man was seriously disturbed. Leaving would have ony given temporary safety to her and her daughter. He could even use that to accuse the wife of abducting he daughter, possibly gained custody. Even more frightening, he could have tracked her down and murdered her. I just dont think this scenario is as simple or easy as you are painting it.</blockquote>