[PLUG-TALK] O.J. and guns

[AthlonRob]

On Thu, 2004-07-01 at 20:56 -0400, Brian Beattie wrote:
> On Thu, 2004-07-01 at 20:04, AthlonRob wrote:
> 
> > The system doesn't work very well with domestic violence - IMO, it
> > should be a lot harsher and less forgiving.
> 
> I suspect that the problem is more that victims find it hard to press
> charges and/or to "get out".  Domestic violence is a difficult and
> complex problem that does not lend it self to the 4x5 card solutions
> that so many conservatives and libertarians love.

Yup, the victims do find it hard to press charges and/or get out... but
I think the system needs to do something to work around this.  IMHO,
that's a great part of where the system fails everybody.

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