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Wednesday, October 12, 2011

on the repeal of Topeka, Kansas' domestic violence law


“Tuesday, the City Council of Topeka, Kan., voted to repeal the local law that makes domestic violence a crime. The vote is being called a cost-cutting measure, as neither the City Council nor the district attorney wants to foot the bill to prosecute the cases.”
Beyond the more obvious concerns that this will allow perpetrators of domestic violence to remain on the streets, some argue that is another example of budget cuts that target women and children. What are your thoughts on this measure? Do states have the right to decide what type of violence constitutes prosecutable violence? Or this there some external standard they have to uphold? To what extent can budget concerns be allowed to affect cases of deciding what is prosecutable crime?

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