black rage defense

noun

Definitions

  1. A defense of a crime committed by a black person on the grounds that the person was…

    A defense of a crime committed by a black person on the grounds that the person was driven to temporary insanity as a result of other people's racial prejudice.

    • Sixty-eight percent of polled blacks "found the black rage defense compelling," while, incredibly, so did 45 percent of the whites.
    • Black rage defenses are state-of-mind defenses. They are not only applicable in self-defense and insanity cases, but also may be used to negate the specific mental state required for a first-degree murder […]

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