Not Another Victim - I’m An Empowered Survivor Defendant | Marissa Alexander | TEDxFSCJ
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- Опубліковано 20 жов 2024
- Every day three women in the U.S. are murdered by their domestic partners. But after Marissa Alexander fired a single warning shot as her estranged husband threatened to kill her, she was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Eventually, Alexander survived both domestic violence and imprisonment, and in so doing, brought national attention to the criminalization of survivors. Her message to each of us is clear: Ending the cycle of domestic violence should not mean having to choose between life and death, or freedom and prison. Marissa Alexander is a speaker, success coach, and survivor defendant consultant. Her case remains among the most widely cited examples of the injustice of mandatory minimum laws and the criminalization of domestic violence survivors. Alexander has appeared on CNN and MSNBC and was profiled in The New York Times and Rolling Stone. She is currently writing her first book. Alexander holds a bachelor’s degree in business and a master’s degree in business administration. To learn more, visit www.marissaalexander.org This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
I felt like I didn't breathe as I watched this. I am so glad... thankful that she is able to tell her story.
She is such a great speaker! I'm so proud of her
@DB Stevens Alright Janet
Yes she is.....
I feel you. I went through abuse for 4 years, but I finally left and now I am trying to empower other women who are still silent. Good job, Marissa.
she is the abuser. She tried to murder her husband while he was holding their child. She then left to get another gun, she is a ill tempered monster.
Hey hun. I'm so glad to hear that your free. I prayed hoping that you were free, and then I went online and did more research and you are in fact free!
Great speech. Do not get discouraged by the low views. There are many wonderful ted talks that don't have alot of views. I'm just glad your free , even though we don't know each other. You are so strong. Thankyou for being you. You have inspired so many people , you don't even know !!
I’m grateful to be on the same planet as her.
Proud of you Marissa! You did a excellent job with your Tedx!
She's a liar you know that right
@@Arrowpainplays What do you think she's lying about??
@@robinslusher her whole story. Read her real story and the husbands side and she almost shot her own kid
I feel for her, for what she went through
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Powerful, amazing woman. I wish you all good wishes for life. You are an incredible person. Tha k you for this talk.
I just watched your jail interview and I was SO MAD and then I searched your name and see you here and I’m happy. I’m so glad you’re out
This woman is a hero.. read her story... SELF DEFENSE in the first degree, but sentenced to 20 years..? You must be kidding.
Florida is a state I would never live
Hold firm Marissa 👊🏿
Absolutely A Remarkable Woman
I agree, she is, I feel she took the plea to keep from doing the 20 years, it's so sad how this system is so unfair
You are amazing. And I can't believe that women are punished for defending themselves. It's too hard.
No, she was punished because what she did was not self defense. She went out of the house and back into her car which already rips the "self defense" argument to shreds then went back in and deliberately shot and missed her husband which was near her children. She is not a "martyr"
She should have done the 20 years.
She was the primary aggressor thru that entire situation, including coming to that house when they were separated and there was a restraining order, leaving the house to go to the garage and then coming back to let off a “warning shot”
I think it’s in poor taste that she used Trayvon Martins passing as a smokescreen to try to escape accountability as well.
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She is spectacular.
@DB Stevens What is there to understand? She shot a warning shot at her husband who was adsaulting her and got 20 years and her gun is registered. This other broad killed a man in cold blood and got 10. Miss me with your rhetoric.
@@Nasute thank you, thank you!!!!
@@Nasute "adsaulting"
Very well said!!!
Who else is here from Adam does everything wrong tv show
This is the best one I have seen so far. I identify with your story and appreciate the courage it takes to talk about it. Thank you for sharing. 🤍
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what a bunch of BS
How come they pick the bad boyz first?
Nonetheless, the Sentence was bogus.
She tried to kill her husband who was holding their child. Marrissa belongs in prison.
I hear she’s leaving a lot of vital details out about her case. Details that got her convicted.
It’s public record. His deposition is available online. If you truly wanted to know you could find the answer because it simply requires a 2 second Google search. He admits to starting the altercation over texts that he didn’t like. He admits to being violent.
20 years for firing a weapon and not hurting anyone with no priors is still ridiculous anyway you slice it. Mandatory minimums are ridiculous in most cases.
DB Stevens My comment wasn’t addressed towards you. Also, you brought up “who started it” when you claimed that she provoked the incident. This is my last time responding to this thread. All I simply said was anyone who truly wanted to hear about the details of the incident could read the depositions online and not make disparaging comments on her Ted Talk comments. I also said mandatory minimums are ridiculous. You are reaching.
Also, people like me? You don’t know me sir. But what’s good for the goose is good good for the gander- so since we are making assumptions. You must be Rico Grey or a family member. The way that you have tried so hard to respond to all of the comments on this video seems personal. I would hope so with all the energy you are putting into this. You aren’t an authority on anything sir, Goodbye...
Blame the victim much? Amber guyger anyone?
@DB Stevens yup
@@HeyAesha I agree with you 100%!!!! What she went through was so unfair