The Importance of Self-Defense

If Ellen had told Russell her father was abusive, it wouldn't have taken much convincing to appeal to his delusions of grandeur. Interrogators questioned his ability to understand his own actions. It's not lawful for fathers to do that with their kids, but it's a lawful to kill them over it. Although Russell and Gavin sometimes backtracked and said they never meant to go as far as it had, they always knew murder was on the table.

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