Mercy Killing Defense Claim Will Be Tested - WSJ.com: Lawyers for a Manhattan executive charged with murdering her 8-year-old son are attempting an unusual defense: They claim Gigi Jordan had no choice but to kill the boy, and was completely in her right mind when she did it. Ms. Jordan's team has asked a judge to let it proceed with an "altruistic filicide" defense against charges she fed her son, Jude, a fatal cocktail of pills in a $2,300-a-night Midtown hotel room in February 2010.
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In Jordan's pleadings as part of the bail motion, there are some interesting biblical citations which her attorneys reference as to support her actions. The pleadings can be found at gigijordanbail.com. The legal arguments will provide a window on another element on 'mercy'.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry, but no biblical reference justifies what she did. Murder is never merciful.
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