Menendez brothers legal battle

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A judge will decide Monday whether new evidence warrants a re-examination of the convictions of Erik and Lyle Menendez in the shotgun murders of their parents in their Beverly Hills home more than 30 years ago.
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If it was self defense after years of sexual abuse, then they should be freed. If the mother knew about the abuse and did nothing, then i can see why she became a victim too.

donnaschultz
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These men accused their father of lifelong abuse after they killed him.
How is he supposed to defend himself?

ajlacostewm
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What you get without capital punishment

geraldbennett
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I'm 63.I remember the story back In the day.Its not believable.So If you killed your father for sexual abuse why would you kill your mother?With a shotgun?They had strict, old school parents that required them to earn their own way.Maybe even kicking them out because of laziness.They staged It and got away with It for a time.FIRST thing they did was buy expensive Porsche's and spoiled themselves.You know, to help their broken hearts heal.They are spoiled, greedy, murderous criminals.

PuredirtMike
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Bull crap!!! If they were continued to be sexually assaulted by their father and the mother knew but didn't do anything to help them or even believe them, that takes it toll on a child. After years of it continuing??? They have bottled up alot of anger and fear that maybe it won't ever end unless THEY do something themselves. Maybe they DID act in self defense because nobody else would help them. SMH. They deserve a new trial.

JuiCyBuTteRfLY
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I think people are having a hard time grasping what is really being argued here. No one doubts the brothers committed a crime. The jury at the time did not buy their self defense argument and few would still believe that today. The question is entirely about if you believe they were molested or not, because that would change it from murder to manslaughter, and since they've served the appropriate time for manslaughter, they should be released. They're not "innocent, " but the argument can be made they've been over-sentenced.

askmiller
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I never expected to hear their names again.
Wonder what the truth was...

hotdjdwray
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If a child who is being sexually assaulted is fearful enough to fear their father and their mother's complicitly, cannot plead self defense then society is setting them up for continued abuse. Whether you are male or female, rape is a hard thing to both allege and prove.

reneeparker
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With their friend Gascon gone, the public may stand a chance for justice to continue to be served.

derrickh
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just because netflix does a series about you, dosent make you nice. they brutally blasted their parents heads off for the money and were found guilty

joeyrossetti
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When has being abused been a defense. They were old enough to leave home

marggonz
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At this juncture, I find myself uncertain about what to believe, as the parents are deceased and were the only individuals who truly understood the situation in that household. I recognize the complexity of the decision at hand, given the multitude of witnesses providing conflicting accounts; some praise the parents while others express deep animosity towards them. Ultimately, the most prudent course of action may be to allow them to serve their lives in prison together, as their actions were undeniably wrong.

MarianaG
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Seems like the time on the kaboo has made them happier

Malexa
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I believe if a strange was doing this to their son, I'm sure the father would have done the same to protect his son's, I can't speak about the mother, if she was a part of this, I can only pray justice be served

billydavis
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HEARING PUSHED BACK UNTIL 30 JAN 2025‼️‼️

adriienne
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THEY'RE GUILTY WITHOUT A DOUBT!!!

John-olvk
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I disagree that was a grown man who should not have abused those children and they were doing it and self-defense in my mind

Shine_on_Baby
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I hope they get a good controlled release. I think even with the killings, abuse would normally be taken into consideration if there was evidence and if that had been one of the determining factors, they wouldve served some time. I think its a pretty good argument to make that theyved served more time than they wouldve gotten had the abuse been considered.

After hearing statements from others involved and seeing the picture of, what appeared to me as a child dissociating as he was in a very uncomfortable position on his fathers lap, i think thats pretty strong evidence there was abuse and shouldve been considered. Theyve been locked up almost 30 years. I think thats more than enough.

AmbulatoryFungus
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Give these boys freedom. It’s been 3 decades… they are nearing their 60s for gods sake, they went in as kids… 18 and 21.. release them even if they’re found guilty of it all again at this point, they have vindicated themselves in my eyes. That original prosecutor is pure evil, not as evil and bad as the prosecutor in the 2nd trial, she has no regard for other factors which could had led the boys to this inexcusable act. She says “law doesn’t allow for murder” No shit Sherlock, a 1 year old understands murder is wrong, it’s your job to take in consideration factors in the case which was an insane level of abuse to these boys since they were children. They have practically never really seen a “real life” Release Release Release!!

MMCardsCollectibles
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Oh you mean the two adult cold blooded killers who snuck up and shot their parents in the back?

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