The Sebo Case Essay

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Many cases that relate to the defence shows that the provocation was due to relationship issues and extramarital affairs. Violent men and women misuse and take advantage of this excuse, as today in society, it seems more effortless to blame another than to taken responsibility and admit that they were in the wrong.
One case in particular, which is a clear example, is the Sebo case which involved a 28-year-old named Damien Sebo, who was found guilty of manslaughter of a 16-year-old girl, Taryn Hunt. The two had been a couple for over 20 months however, they had hashed-out many arguments in the past. The accused claimed that the 16-year-old girl had mocked him about his performance and threated that she would continue to see other guys which later provoked him to attack with a steering lock one night after heading home from a night club. Sebo claimed
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One of them being the victim’s mother Jennifer Tierney, as she had an emotional impact after the death of her 16-year-old daughter. She mentioned outside the supreme courts that the manslaughter verdict ridiculed the National Stop Violence Campaign that she had joined after the death of her daughter. Mrs. Tierney stated that “provocation is absolutely wrong” and that she “never believed they’d come back with that verdict. I was Shocked. Australia needs to change its laws quickly.” She also argued in an interview with the news segment 60 minutes that “people act with such hatred you know. There no justification for it, there’s no reason for it.” The use of provocation has been stretched to an extent were it affects the stakeholders whether it be the victim’s family receiving inadequate justice or the community were courts are lenient towards criminals and allow them to escape the responsibility of their actions, in the end provocation does is not needed as a defense in today’s

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