But her own data seems to show that she's talking rubbish? I mean, of COURSE not all women who commit violent are intrinsically violent (or bad people) just like not all men who do are. But the point is that overall, women are less inclined to kill. And when they do, they are more likely to do so as a result of outside factors. Doesn't mean you don't get outliers. I mean, the whole point of generating data is to understand what is most likely/common and to understand how and why outliers exist.
This line sums it up: "This is even more the case when we consider that research has found that compared to men, women more frequently kill intimate partners in situations where the homicide victim initiated the physical aggression."
That's not to say that ALL WOMEN who kill are like this, but that it's more frequent?
Surely the point of justice systems is to understand what is really happening and to take that into account?
Argh, this kind of thing drives me mad. Because the next thing you know, all those wankers out there who are bleating abut hw life is hard for men and that domestic violence should equally centre men because "men also experience DV" will use it to back up their claims. Sigh.