I have to agree. I just can't understand why judges and lawyers love to try abuse victims who are defending themselves. If they had been attacked by a stranger in an alley, what's the likelihood that they would even be arrested, much less charged with a felony? How does knowing their attacker make it any less of a case of self defense? These kinds of things make it understandable why so many abused women are afraid to take legal action against their abusers.

It is encouraging, though, that the appeals process has worked, and these women have been released. Hopefully this will set a precedent, and force lawyers and judges to look more closely at the real victims in these cases.