Bulimia Now an Excuse for Shooting Boyfriends

This article from New Hampshire's Union Leader shocked me. It's about a woman who emptied a revolver at her boyfriend, hitting him once in the leg, and who in the end received a suspended sentence. The defense's main strategy was to claim that her condition of bulimia caused mental instability. I don't think that changes the fact she would have killed this guy if she had experience with aiming handguns. But we definitely have to blame the man in this case too, who pleaded, "That woman has been punished enough. . .Let her go free" to the judge. Sheesh. Source: The Union Leader [newspaper]

Title: Woman escapes prison for boyfriend’s shooting

Author: Nancy Meersman

Date: July 25, 2002

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