ÿWPC¾ kM·b7q©sW[F;xµ>d›š]‚š0dˆ°eüLîqòCtj Z[}Í,Å„•ÕÑâþ \0Y´\³?Ï5S—M·ÿ|rªey^.§ 奯e”p,‚ꈌV2)A¨gW¬žF• Uñm˜¾,'sÙ~r Øð“M,¦1Û^’ÑÖ5†&¬QUdä}ˆJL“  5c@}±³ üß~„ g‡>4<ÕÒb½¥êM •Œ»âöÐPSéò;(oWÑc`ò«­ ³ŒˆåJ"MHÿUÐeÙ»åCRôïsáX ÕuB F♩¹¯n ™î¼›åáUZf’`¼žÍNiÄ‚y0ûqXª¬·jñ¡erNuWøx: îqÊsPïÉÅzIëJ«1æø¡ÃŠ.2¸u©GLs“Eâ^Œh0ð•ìÕú C(ƒÓ¾Ü )_í=J_6Q@uË–çÖÅß%IÙÈíóS+j¹þÜ÷o@FÏ¡À4&º·'ÊÕš]64$úÕÑ)9|f.ˆ¾+uÀZŠýšâ}éæ¦ÀœÜŽ^~”æ¥6„ )i©Ýn€ý:³¯úx£ªIvÒĭ׎Ï™äìú>ÕríÅ3a5ÿ jÒFU:V % 0(–#|xLðS¼AZ‹"Arial Regular&($¡¡ññÝ ƒ!ÝÝ  ÝÌññ>€ññMILLER€ON€DOMESTIC€VIOLENCEÌññ>€ññ€ÌññÓ  ÓññññÓ  ÓññMiller's€position€is€not€to€discount€men's€violence€against€women,€it€is€bring€attention€to€the€violenceÏperpetrated€by€women-against-men,€which€€is€laughed€at,€cheered,€ignored€and€discounted.€ItÏshould€not€be,€€regardless€of€the€percentages€of€occurrence.€€Domestic€violence€is€tragic€€when€itÏoccurs.€It€is€the€responsibility€of€the€professional€community€to€€view€domestic€violence€objectivelyÏand€try€to€develop€methods€for€€identifying€and€preventing€familial€violence€and€treating€both€the€Ïoffender€and€the€perpetrator€when€domestic€violence€does€occur.Ì------------------------------------------------------------------------ÌIn€1975€and€again€in€1985,€Murray€A.€Strauss€and€Richard€J.€Gelles€and€€others€conducted€one€ofÏthe€largest€and€most€respected€studies€in€family€€violence€ever€done.€€What€they€found,€confoundedÏconventional€wisdom€on€€the€subject:€Not€only€are€men€just€as€likely€to€be€the€victims€of€€domesticÌviolence€as€women,€the€study€showed€that€between€1975€and€1985,€€the€overall€rate€of€domesticÏviolence€by€men€against€women€decreased,€while€women's€violence€against€men€increased.€ÏResponding€to€accusations€€of€gender€bias,€Strauss€re-computed€the€assault€rates€based€solely€onÏthe€€responses€of€the€women€in€the€1985€study€and€confirmed€that€even€€according€to€women,€menÏare€the€ones€more€likely€to€be€assaulted€by€their€€partner.Ì---------------------------------------------------------------------------ÌThere€is€no€question€that€while€men€on€average€are€bigger€and€stronger€€than€women,€they€can€doÏmore€damage€in€a€fistfight.€€However€according€to€Professors€R.L.€McNeely€and€Cormae€RicheyÏMann,€"the€average€man's€size€€and€strength€are€neutralized€by€guns€and€knives,€boiling€water,Ïbricks,€fireplace€pokers€and€baseball€bats."€€Ì------------------------------------------------------------------------ÌA€1984€study€of€6,200€cases€found€that€86%€of€female-on-male€violence€€involved€weapons,Ïcontrasted€with€25%€in€cases€of€male-on-female€€violence.€McLeod,€Justice€Quarterly€(2)€1984€pp.Ï171-193.Ì-------------------------------------------------------------------------ÌOf€every€100€families,€3.8€experience€severe€husband-to-wife€violence,€€but€4.5%€experience€severeÏwife-to-husband€violence.€(Strauss,€Gelles,€€Steinmetz,€Behind€Closed€Doors:€Violence€in€AmericanÏFamilies€(1980).Ì--------------------------------------------------------------------------ÌA€1985€study€of€Texas€University€students,€Breen€found€that€18%€of€men€€and€14%€of€womenÏreported€a€violent€act€by€a€romantic€partner.€In€the€€same€study,€28%€of€married€men€reported€thatÏtheir€wives€had€slapped,€€punched€or€kicked€them.€(Shupe,€Stacey€&€Hazlewood.€"Violent€Men,ÏViolent€€Couples€€(1986)€Chapter€3.Ì---------------------------------------------------------------------------ÌIn€another€study,€15.5%€of€men€and€11.3%€of€women€reported€having€hit€a€€spouse€while€18.6%€ofÏmen€and€12%€of€women€reported€been€struck€by€a€€spouse€Nisnoff€&€Bitman,€Victimology€4,€(1979),Ïpp.€131-140.Ì----------------------------------------------------------------------------ÌA€survey€of€couples€in€Calgary,€Canada€found€that€the€rate€of€severe€€husband-to-wife€violence€wasÏ4.8%,€while€severe€wife-to-husband€violence€€was€10%.€Brinkerhoff€&€Lupri,€Canadian€Journal€ofÏSociology,€13:4€(1988).Ì---------------------------------------------------------------------------ÌÌñþñò òñþñJUDGE€LOBBIES€PAROL€BOARD€FOR€BATTERED€WOMEN!ñþñó óñþñÐ *`%. ЀÌLOUISIANA€-€A€volunteer€group€headed€by€a€judge€is€trying€to€help€women€€who€face€long€prisonÏsentences€for€killing€husbands,€boyfriends€or€€relatives.€The€Battered€Women's€Clemency€Project,Ïheaded€by€District€€Judge€F.€Rae€Swent,€will€present€evidence€of€abuse€to€the€State€Pardon€€BoardÐ P- (2 Ðin€hopes€of€reducing€sentences€for€the€women.The€project€will€not€€challenge€the€women'sÌconvictions€but€rather€will€present€the€Pardon€€Board€with€evidence€of€abuse€that€was€not€availableÏor€not€considered€in€€the€women's€trials.€Free€legal€representation€will€be€provided€jointly€by€€LegalÏServices€of€Central€Louisiana€in€Alexandria€and€it's€sister€€organiztion,€Acadiana€LegalÌServices€in€Lafayette.Ì€ÌAFC's€comments:€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€àÀÔ FààÀ(ààp-à€MALES€à ¹9à€FEMALESÐ ` ° ÐÓ-°,XˆXœ—Ð ŽX°œX-Ó%€of€murder€victims€in€domestic€violence€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€àÓÐæ2.vFà55ˆ.5%€€€€àÓËá=.žI;à44ˆ.5%Ð 0 € Ð%€of€spouses€acquited€for€murder€of€a€spouse€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€àÓ6A3.–-Gà1ˆ.4%€€àÓ™º<.:û9à€12ˆ.9%Ð  P  Ð%€of€spouses€who€receive€probation€for€murdering€a€spouse€àÓ6A3.â¦Dà1ˆ.6%€€€àÓËá=.l":à16ˆ.0%Ð Ð   ÐAverage€sentence€(in€years)€for€murdering€a€spouse€€àÓÐæ2.„j>à17ˆ.0€€€€€àÓ1<>..á;à6ˆ.0Ð   ð  ЀÐ pÀ  ÐWhen€children€are€murdered€61%€of€the€time€it€is€by€the€mother.€Mothers€abuse€children€at€a€rateÏtwice€that€of€fathers.€"Source:€Murder€in€Families"€-€Dept.€of€Justice,€July€1994.ÌÌ=====================================================================ÌÌñÿñò òñÿñ"Women€Who€Kill€Too€Much€and€the€Courts€That€Free€Them:€The€Twelve€'Female-Only'Ð P  ÐDefenses",€ñÿñó óñÿñ€excerpted€from€"The€Myth€of€Male€Power"€by€Warren€Farrell,€Ph.D.Ð  p ЀÌ1)€THE€INNOCENT€WOMAN€DEFENSÈ̀€€€€€I€am€starting€with€the€innocent€woman€defense€because€it€underlies€all€twelve€defenses.€At€firstÏI€had€called€this€the€"Female€Credibility€€Principle"€because€of€the€tendency€to€see€women€as€moreÏcredible€than€men€because€of€€being€thought€more€innocent.€However,€even€when€women€admittedÏmaking€false€allegations€that€they€were€raped€or€that€their€husbands€abused€them,€for€ññÌññexample,€theirÏadmission€that€they€lied€was€often€NOT€believed.ññ€ññTherefore€the€belief€in€the€innocent€woman€ranÏeven€deeper€than€the€tendency€to€believe€women.Ì€Ì2.)€THE€PMS€DEFENSE€("MY€BODY,€NO€CHOICE")̀̀€€€€€In€1970,€when€Dr.€Edgar€Berman€said€women's€hormones€during€menstruation€and€menopauseÏcould€have€a€detrimental€influence€on€women's€decision€making,€feminists€were€outraged.€He€wasÏsoon€served€up€as€the€quintessential€example€of€medical€male€chauvinism.€ññÌññÌ€€€€€€But€by€the€1980s,€some€feminists€were€saying€that€PMS€was€the€€reason€a€woman€whoÏdeliberately€killed€a€man€should€go€free.€In€England,€the€PMS€€defenseññ€ññfreed€Christine€English€afterÏconfessed€to€killing€her€boyfriend€by€deliberately€ramming€him€into€a€utility€pole€with€her€car;€andÏafter€killing€a€co-worker,€Sandie€Smith€was€put€on€probation€-€with€one€condition:€she€must€reportÏmonthly€for€injections€of€progesterone€to€control€symptoms€of€PMS.ññÌññÌ€€€€€€By€the€1990s,€the€PMS€defense€paved€the€way€for€other€hormonal€defenses.€Sheryl€Lynn€MassipÏcould€place€her€6€month€old€son€under€a€car,€run€over€him€repeatedly,€and€then,€uncertain€he€wasÏdead,€do€it€again,€then€claim€€postpartum€depression€and€be€given€outpatient€medical€help.€NoÌfeminist€protested.Ì€Ì3.)€THE€HUSBAND€DEFENSÈ̀€€€€€The€film€"I€Love€You€to€Death"€was€based€on€a€true€story€of€a€woman€who€tried€to€kill€herÏhusband€when€she€discovered€he€had€been€unfaithful.€She€and€her€mom€tried€to€poison€him,€thenÐ P- (2 Ðhired€mugger€to€beat€him€and€shoot€him€through€the€head.€A€fluke€led€to€their€being€caught€and€sentÏto€jail.€ñ ñ€ñ ñMiraculously,€the€husband€survived.€ñ ñÌñ ñÌ€€€€€€The€husband's€first€response?€Soon€after€he€recovered€he€informed€authorities€that€he€wouldÏnot€press€charges.€His€second€response?€He€€defended€his€wife's€attempts€to€kill€him.€He€felt€soÏguilty€being€sexually€unfaithful€that€he€thanked€his€wife!€He€then€re-proposed€to€her.€She€verballyÏabused€him,€then€accepted.Ì€Ì4.)€THE€"BATTERED€WOMAN€SYNDROME"€DEFENSE,€Ì€€€€AKA€LEARNED€HELPLESSNESS̀̀€€€€€Until€1982,€anyone€who€called€premeditated€murder€self-defense€€would€have€been€laughed€outÏof€court.€But€in€1982,€Lenore€Walker€won€the€first€legal€victory€for€her€women-only€theory€of€learnedÏhelplessness,€which€suggests€that€a€€woman€whose€husband€or€boyfriend€batters€her€becomesÏfearful€for€her€life€and€helplessness€to€leave€him€so€if€she€kills€him,€it€is€really€self-defense€-€evenÏif€she€has€premeditated€his€murder.ñ ñÌñ ñÌ€€€€€€The€woman€is€said€to€be€a€victim€of€the€Battered€Woman€Syndrome.€Is€it€possible€a€womanÏcould€kill,€let's€say,€for€insurance€money?€Lenore€Walker€says€no:€she€claims,€"Women€don't€kill€menÏunless€they've€been€pushed€to€a€point€of€desperation."€Ironically€feminists€had€often€said,€"There'sÏnever€an€excuse€for€violence€against€a€woman."€Now€they€were€saying,€"But€there's€always€anÏexcuse€for€violence€against€a€man...€if€a€woman€does€it."€That€sexism€is€now€€called€the€law€in€15Ïstates.Ì€Ì5.)€"THE€DEPRESSED€MOTHER"€DEFENSE:€Ì€€€€€BABY€BLUES€AND€TERRIBLE€TWOS̀̀€€€€€Remember€Sheryl€Lynn€Massip,€a€mother€in€her€mid-twenties€who€murdered€he€6-month€old€sonÏby€crushing€its€head€under€the€wheel€of€the€family€€car?€Massip€systematically€covered€up€theÏmurder€until€she€was€discovered.€Then€she€€testified€that€she€suffered€from€post-partum€depressionÏ-€or€"baby€blues."€Her€sentence??€Treatment.€Mothers€do,€get€the€baby€blues.€As€do€dads.€WereÏthe€husband€€to€kill€his€baby,€as€Sheryl€Lynn€did,€it€is€unlikely€that€we€would€just€treat€him€for€babyÏblues€or€Save€the€Marriage€Syndrome.€Why€does€her€version€of€baby€blues€allow€her€to€receiveÏtreatment€for€child€murder,€when€he€would€receive€life€in€prison€forchild€murder,€with€or€without€babyÏblues?Ì€€€€€ÌThe€Terrible€TwosÌÌ€€€€€€Josephine€Mesa€beat€her€2-year-old€son€to€death€with€the€wooden€handle€of€a€toilet€plunger.ÏShe€buried€the€battered€baby€in€a€trash€bin.€When€€scavengers€found€the€baby€outside€herÏOceanside,€California€apartment,€she€denied€€she€new€him.€When€the€evidence€becameÏoverwhelming,€she€confessed.€The€excuse?€She€was€depressed.€The€child€was€going€throughÏterrible€twos.€The€punishment?€Counselling,€probation€and€anti-depressants.€She€never€spent€a€dayÏbehind€€bars.Ì€Ì6.€THE€"MOTHERS€DON'T€KILL"€DEFENSÈ̀€€€€€ITEM.€Illinois.€Paula€Sims€reported€that€her€first€daughter,€€Loralei,€was€abducted€by€a€maskedÏgunman.€In€fact€she€murdered€Loralei.€But€she€got€away€with€it.€So€when€her€next€daughter,€HeatherÏLee,€disappointed€her,€she€€suffocated€her,€threw€her€in€the€trash€barrel,€and€said€another€maskedÏgunman€had€€abducted€her€daughter.€It€wasn't€until€the€second€"masked€gunman"€abduction€thatÐ P- (2 Ða€serious€search€was€conducted.€Only€the€serious€search€led€to€evidence.€Might€€Heather€Lee€beÏalive€today€if€mothers€did€not€have€a€special€immunity€from€serious€investigation?Ì€Ìñ ñÐ   p Ðñ ñ7.€THE€"CHILDREN€NEED€THEIR€MOTHER"€DEFENSÈ̀€€€€€ITEM.€Colorado.€Lory€Foster's€husband€had€returned€from€Vietnam€and€was€going€throughÏmood-swings€both€from€post€traumatic€stress€syndrome€and€diabetes.€They€had€gotten€into€a€fightÏand€he€had€abused€her.€So€she€killed€him.€Yet,€even€the€prosecutor€did€not€ask€for€a€jail€term.€WhyÏnot?€So€Lory€could€care€for€the€children...€Lory€was€given€counselling€and€vocational€training€at€stateÏexpense.The€most€frequent€justification€for€freeing€mothers€who€kill€their€children€is€that€theirÏchildren€need€them.€Moreover,€if€mothers€were€freed€because€"children€are€the€first€priority,"€thenÏfathers€would€be€freed€just€as€€often.€But€they€are€not.€Even€when€no€mother€is€available.€Ì€Ì8.€THE€"BLAME€THE€FATHER,€UNDERSTAND€THE€MOTHER"€DEFENSÈ̀€€€€€ITEM.€Ramiro€Rodriguez€was€driving€back€from€the€supermarket.€His€daughter€was€sitting€onÏhis€wife's€lap.€As€Ramiro€made€a€left€turn,€a€van€crashed€into€the€car€and€his€daughter€was€killed.ÏRamiro€was€charged€with€homicide.€The€reason?€His€daughter€was€not€placed€in€a€safety€seat.€ÌÌ€€€€€€Ramiro€explained€that€his€daughter€was€sick€and€wanted€to€be€held€so€HIS€WIFE€DECIDED€toÏhold€her.€Yet€only€Ramiro€was€charged.€The€mother€was€charged€with€nothing.€Ramiro€wasÏeventually€acquitted€after€protests€over€the€racism.€No€one€saw€the€sexism.Ì€Ì9.)€THE€"MY€CHILD,€MY€RIGHT€TO€ABUSE€IT"€DEFENSÈ̀€€€€€A€million€crack-addicted€children€since€1987,€but€only€sixty€of€the€mothers€have€faced€criminalÏcharges.€One€was€convicted.€That€conviction€was€reversed€by€the€Michigan€Supreme€Court.€3Ïpercent€of€infants€in€Washington€D.C.€die€from€cocaine€addiction,€but€no€mothers€go€to€prison.€TheÏright€to€choose€means€the€right€to€kill€-€not€a€fetus€but€a€child.€Should€the€mother€who€addicts€herÏchild€to€crack€have€any€more€rights€another€child€abuser€or€drug€dealer.€How€can€€we€give€a€normalÏdrug€dealer€a€life€sentence€but€claim€that€a€mother€that€deals€drugs€to€her€own€child€should€not€soÏmuch€as€stand€trial?€If€we€feel€compassion€for€the€circumstances€that€drove€her€to€drugs,€where€isÏour€compassion€for€the€circumstances€that€drove€the€drug€dealer€to€drugs,€the€child€abuser€to€Ïabuse,€the€murderer...Ì€Ì10.€THE€PLEA€BARGAIN€DEFENSÈ̀€€€€€Once€a€woman€is€seen€as€more€innocent,€her€testimony€is€more€valued,€which€leads€toÏprosecutors€offering€the€woman€a€plea€bargain€in€crimes€committed€jointly€by€a€woman€and€a€man.ÏAnd€if€a€District€Attorney€is€up€for€€reelection,€the€Chivalry€Factor€allows€him€to€look€like€a€hero€whenÏhis€office€prosecutes€a€man€or€a€bully€if€he€should€put€a€woman€behind€bars.Ì€Ì11.)€THE€SVENGALI€DEFENSÈ̀€€€€€A€beautiful€woman€dubbed€"The€Miss€America€Bandit"€conducted€an€armed€robbery€of€a€bank.ÏFederal€Sentencing€guidelines€called€for€a€minimum€of€€four€and€a€half€to€five€years€in€federal€prison.ÏThe€federal€judge€gave€her€two€€years€because€she€told€the€judge€that€she€was€in€love€with€herÏhairdresser€and€he€had€wanted€her€to€rob€the€bank.€The€judge€concluded,€"Men€have€alwaysÏexercised€malevolent€influence€over€women,€and€women€seem€to€be€soft-touches€for€it,€€particularlyÏif€sex€is€involved....It€seems€to€me€the€Svengali-Trilby€relationship€is€the€€motivating€force€behind€thisÏlady....the€main€thing€is€sex."€[Svengali€is€a€€fictional€character€said€to€have€hypnotic€qualities€ofÐ P- (2 Ðpersuasion€over€the€innocent€Trilby.]Ì€ÌññÐ  P  Ðññ12.)€THE€CONTRACT€KILLING€DEFENSE...DEFEND€SELF€BY€HIRING€SOMEONE€ELSÈ̀€€€€€When€I€did€the€first€review€of€my€files€in€preparation€for€this€section€on€contract€killing,€I€wasÏstruck€by€some€fascinating€patterns.€First,€all€€of€these€women€hired€boys€or€men.€Second,€theirÏtargets€were€usually€husbands,€ex-husbands,€or€fathers€-€men€they€had€once€loved.€Third,€theÏtargeted€man€usually€had€an€insurance€policy€significantly€larger€than€the€man's€next€few€yearsÏincome.€€Fourth,€the€women€often€were€never€serious€suspects€until€some€coincidence€exposedÏtheir€plot.€Fifth,€the€women€usually€chose€one€of€three€methods€by€which€to€kill:€she€(1)€persuadedÏher€boyfriend€to€do€the€killing€(in€reverse€Svengali€style);€(2)€hired€some€young€boys€from€aÏdisadvantaged€background€to€do€it€for€a€small€amount€of€money;€or€(3)€hired€a€professional€killer,Ïthus€usually€using€the€money€her€husband€earned€to€kill€her€husband.ÌÌ€€€€€€Dixie€Dyson€tucked€in€her€husband€for€his€last€night's€sleep.€She€had€arranged€to€have€a€lifelongÏfriend€and€a€boyfriend€pretend€to€"break€and€enter,"€then€rape€her,€kill€her€husband,€then€"escape."ÏShe€would€collect€the€insurance€money.ÌÌ€€€€€€At€the€last€moment,€the€lifelong€friend€backed€out,€but€the€boyfriend€and€Dixie€managed€to€killÏDixie's€husband€after€27€stabbings.€They€were€caught.€Dixie€"cut€a€deal"€to€reduce€her€sentence€byÏreporting€the€boyfriend€and€his€friend€who€backed€out€got€25€years€for€conspiracy.̀̀€€€€€Deborah€Ann€Werner€was€due€one€third€of€her€dad's€estate.€She€asked€her€daughter€to€findÏsome€boys€to€murder€him€by€plunging€a€knife€through€his€neck.̀̀€€€€€Diana€Bogadanoff€hired€two€young€men€to€kill€her€husband€on€an€isolated€nudist€beach,€whileÏshe€watched.€After€he€was€shot€through€the€head,€she€reported€the€killers€but€produced€no€motiveÏfor€the€murder€-€no€money€was€stolen€and€she€was€not€sexually€molested.€Diana€did€not€becomeÏa€suspect€until€an€anonymous€caller€contacted€a€nationwide€crime€hotline.€The€caller€coincidentally€Ïheard€about€the€murder€on€the€radio€and€remembered€a€friend€describing€just€such€a€murder€he€hadÏrefused€to€do...€on€an€isolated€nudist€beach€while€a€woman€named€Diana€watched.€Without€this€tip,ÏDiana€would€never€have€become€even€a€suspect.Ì€ÌHOW€INDIVIDUAL€WOMEN€ARE€GIVEN€MORE€POWER€TO€KILL€ññÌññññÌññTHAN€THE€ENTIRE€U.S.€GOVERNMENT̀̀€€€€€Taken€together,€the€twelve€female-only€defenses€allow€almost€any€woman€to€take€it€upon€herselfÏto€"exercise€the€death€penalty."€€The€government€€is€not€allowed€to€take€it€upon€itself€to€kill€someoneÏfirst€and€declare€him€or€her€an€abuser€later€-€only€a€woman€can€do€that€to€a€man.Ì€ÌDO€MEN€KILL€WOMEN€MORE€THAN€WOMEN€KILL€MEN?ÌTHE€SIX€BLINDERSÌ€Ìñ3ñÓE"° ,X°ž` …Xœ—Ð ŽX°,XˆXœ—Ð ŽXEÓñ3ñ1.)à0žf àA€woman€is€more€likely€to€poison€a€man€than€shoot€him,€and€poisoning€is€often€recordedÐ  'ð"+ Ðas€a€heart€attack€or€accident.€[This€will€skew€the€figures]Ð ž(#ž(# ЀÌ2.)€à0žàContract€killing€is€also€less€detectable€because€it€is€premeditated€and€often€hired€out€to€aÐ *`%. Ðprofessional.€When€it€is€discovered€the€Department€of€Justice€registers€it€as€a€"multipleÏoffender€killing"€-€it€never€gets€recorded€as€a€woman€killing€a€man.€[This€will€skew€theÏfigures]Ð ž(#ž(# ЀÐ P- (2 Ð3.)€à0žàThe€money€factor.€Women€who€murder€husbands€or€boyfriends€usually€come€from€middleÐ ° Ðclass€backgrounds€The€money€allows€the€best€lawyers,€more€acquittals,€therefore€fewerÏfemale€murderers€to€become€Justice€Department€Statistics.Ð ž(#ž(# ЀÌ4€&€5.)€à0žžàThe€Chivalry€Factor,€the€Innocent€Woman€Factor€prevent€many€womenñ5ñ€ñ5ñfrom€becomingÐ ð@ Ðserious€suspects€to€begin€with.Ð ž(#ž(# ЀÌ6.)€ñ6ñà0žàñ6ñThe€Plea€Bargain€Defense€sometimes€leads€to€the€dismissal€of€charges.Ð` °ž(#ž(# ЀÌWhen€the€six€blinders€are€combined,€we€can€see€how€we€have€consciously€andñ8ñ€ñ8ñunconsciously€keptÏourselves€blind€to€women€who€murder€men.€A€distortion€ofñ:ñ€ñ:ñstatistics€is€created€by€the€Six€Blinders.ÏBut€a€distortion€of€perception€is€createdñ=ñ€ñ=ñby€the€media's€tendency€to€make€it€international€news€whenÏmen€murder€women€(the€University€of€Montreal€Murderer,€the€Hillside€and€Boston€stranglers)€and,ñBñÏunless€the€man€is€famous,€to€make€it€local€news€when€a€woman€murders€only€añDñ€ñDñman.€Ì€Ì€€€€€€In€brief,€it€is€impossible€to€know€the€degree€to€which€the€sexes€kill€eachñGñ€ñGñother.€The€only€thing€weÏknow€for€certain€is€that€both€sexes€kill€moreñLñ€ñLñ€men€than€they€kill€women.Ì€