text: a victim's deliberate use of deadly force is a just response to repeated domestic violence? any info and sources? i moved 3 states away from my abuser, because i kept having recurring dreams of  and the thought of killing him the next time he raised his hand to me. justified legally or not, he already dominated my whole existence, i wasn't about to let him turn me into a killer. the price i would of paid in my heart and mind, was too great. i am a domestic violence survivor!!