The Illustrated Guide to Criminal Law
Chapter 14: Do or Die
Duress pg 24: Your Own Fault
And so Trog, fearing for his life, committed kidnapping, rape, and a few other crimes.
Trog zipping up his pants while a woman lies traumatized on the bed
TROG
But I can claim Duress, right?
Explainey Biker reappears
EXPLAINEY BIKER
Wrong!
TROG
But every element of Duress was there!
EXPLAINEY BIKER
Except you’re the one who put yourself in the situation, by joining the Horde!
Average Joe making a pissed-off comment
AVERAGE JOE
Once again, there is no chutzpah defense.
So it looks like Trog’s going to jail, too.