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Topic: A victim's deliberate use of deadly force is a just response to repeated domestic violence.

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Opinion #1
Debater: gatadebater
the question of justice
What exactly is a "just" response to repeated domestic violence? Don't forget that the victim at hand is not only a victim of a crime, but repeated crimes. Why repeated? Some studies indicate that domestic violence tends to escalate and repeat over time, when there is no effective intervention from the criminal justice system or other institutions. when the justice system fails to protect/is ineffective, (has any1 seen the movie Enough lol if you get what I'm talkin about) then the victim must defend themself. When the justice system cannot/fails to protect them, and when the victim strikes at their abuser without deadly force--thus the abuser lives---the abuser will continue to abuse, if not even WORSE than before and more angered. There is no stopping the abuser, who continues to harm the victim. What is the victim to do? How can it be helped? The just thing to do is to stop the repeated violence. Using deliberate deadly force--the only way--is THE just response
Opinion #2
Debater: seahawk
Tool box
There is a toolbox inside this toolbox there are numerous tools one of those tools is deadly force. Now even thought it may not be the best tool in some situations it is still needed because in that one case where it is the only tool that will get the job done, without it we would never be able to finish, therefore making it a just tool. Now when somebody takes away the right to use deadly force then they are taking away the tool needed to finish the job. In cases of domestic violence where a persons life is being threatend the use of deadly force is a just option. Now even though it is not the only option it is still a just option. when somebody uses the tool of deadly force as an option then they do it to protect their safety which the law defines as a just option.
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