Yes, it could certainly help to ease their stress at the idea of having to go through a process involving a judge and jury. That's all, it seems to me, because it won't ease their pain or reduce the harm caused; however, it will reduce the stress they may feel at having to go through that. Also, I imagine that people's reactions vary from one family to the next or one individual to the next. The way people cope with these kinds of situation varies a lot from one person to the next.
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