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Yes, I fear it is still only just below the surface. We have only very recently had a law reversed that allowed people to claim "provocation" as justification for killing a partner. It was originally put on the books to help abused women who were driven to kill their abusers, but of course it was used by a number of men to justify their murder of their wives and they were literally getting away with murder because it downgraded the charge to manslaughter.
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