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I think the law proposed to be brought in is NOT what the article says, but actually a law proposed to say (in its simplest form) "if you fuck your husband or wife up so much that they kill themselves, you are responsible". I base my assertion of this on the case of R v Dhaliwal - the husband was abusive, the wife killed herself. If the prosecution could prove one specific instance of psychological abuse that led to the suicide then the defendant would have committed (what is known in the biz as) s.18 OAPA 1861 assault and therefore would be held guilty of Unlawful Act Manslaughter. However in this case, it was merely a case of the straw that broke the camel's back, and he walked. LOTS of people have expressed interest in someone causing psychological damage over a long period becoming liable for manslaughter, especially after this case - which is what I suppose the article stems from.

By the way - you can't blame the fact that men won't speak out against domestic violence to protest governments trying to prevent it. That's just silly.
(BelladonnaAnodyne Melissa's gonna wet herself, I swear..., Tue 5 Jan 2010, 2:08, 2 replies)

Aren't they bringing that law into the UK as well?
Or chatting about it?
( Methylene Blue - electrohead, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 7:53, closed)

Ah that actually sounds a pretty sensible idea.
Although as Galactic Yeti says below I guess it will still be very hard to prove.
( ElParrot, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 20:56, closed)