18 September 2008
Cause for Alarm - Debate over whether a wife shot her cheating husband
Posted by
Yashieka
under:
Open Discussions .
When I first watched this story, I had mixed emotions. What would I do if I was being humiliated by my cheating husband? Would I continue to endure the embarassement or do something about it? Get a Divorce? Do a Lorena Bobbitt? Or resort to murder? When emotions are involved can we really say what we will and won’t do? Just over two months ago I found out someone was I loved was being deceptive the entire time we were in contact with each other. I was angry, hurt, and confused. If he was in front of me when I discovered the truth, I honestly can’t say what I would’ve done to him.
Although Alicia was found innocent, do you think she committed the crime? If yes, do you think her actions were “justified?”
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Keyshia
Says:
18 September 2008 at 10:46 am.
Well, murder isnt to be excused unless probably you were doing it in self defense … in which case we wouldnt even call it murder.
But I can sort of understand her. I mean, some people are wound up different. Maybe she was really in love with this guy and maybe she had built her whole life around him and dropped her own dreams to support him. When he cheated on her, it may have made her feel that she had wasted so much of her potential and so many of her dreams to stick with something that turned out to be a fake! Its like when you venture into a certain deal and then get conned out of your life savings when you’re like 97years old and had nothing else to count on!!! I’d probably shoot the conman if I got a chance.
If he had infected her with something like HIV/AIDS, he’d be committing some degree of murder too.
For all those men reading this, thats not to say I’d shoot you if you cheated on me (well, not with a big gun anyway) so call me 
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Becca
Says:
19 September 2008 at 11:30 am.
I would have to hear the entire case before making a sound decision on whether or not she was guilty, although..all the evidence seems to be pointing in her direction.
I guess I’m a little bothered about the witness that added new details 7 months after the fact, what’s up with that? seems odd to me!
I could NEVER kill someone for cheating on me, it’s not worth it and I love myself & my son far more than I’ll ever love any man…going to jail vs watching my son grow up? I’ll pass..
Thank you for sharing this! I love Dateline & 20/20.
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