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tazzygirl -> RE: Male victimization in modern society. (1/9/2013 9:44:38 AM)
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Okay. If you and your friends would call the police no matter the sex of the victim then fair enough, but the attitudes of that cop and that woman in the video PeonForHer linked are the kinds of attitudes most people have. It's the assumption of the man always being guilty of something that pisses me off, and it's the result of this bullshit idea that men are always the violent abusers when really it's closer to 50/50, and the fact that a lot of people like to think of women as being morally superior to men.
Just out of curiosity, you do know when that video was made, yes?
Currently there are 23 states with Mandatory Arrest requirements. Each state has a slightly different law.
http://www.nij.gov/publications/dv-dual-arrest-222679/exhibits/table1.htm
Many of these laws were enacted during the late 90's. There were many states who did not enact such laws, leaving it up to the officer's discretion.
For example,, Alaska... implemented thier law in 1996.
A law enforcement officer is required to make an arrest with or without a warrant:
if the officer has probable cause to believe the person has, either in or outside the presence of the officer, within the previous 12 hours, (1) committed domestic violence, except an offense under AS 11.41.100-11.41.130, whether the crime is a felony or misdemeanor; (2) committed the crime of violating a protective order in violation of AS 11.56.740; (3) violated a condition of release imposed under AS 12.30.025, 12.30.027, 12.30.029….
The statute provides criteria for an officer to use when determining who is the “principal physical aggressor.” A “principal physical aggressor” evaluation must be made in domestic violence cases if there are cross complaints “arising from the same incident.” In rare circumstances, an officer may determine that no arrest should be made. An “authorization not to arrest” must first be granted by a prosecutor from “the jurisidiction in which the offense under investigation arose,” and the officer must later report in writing why an arrest was not made. A prosecuting attorney is on call and available by phone to law enforcement in all parts of the state to provide an officer with an authorization, if needed.
Under Alaska law, there is a 20-day minimum sentence if the defendant is in violation of a domestic violence protection order, a 30-day minimum sentence if the defendant has a prior conviction for assault or domestic violence assault, and a 60-day minimum sentence if the defendant “has been previously convicted two or more times of a crime against a person or a crime involving domestic violence, or a combination of those crimes.”
http://www.nij.gov/publications/dv-dual-arrest-222679/exhibits/table1.htm
In case you didnt know... or others dont know... the video was made in 2006.
http://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/story?id=2741047&page=1#.UO2nx-REHv4
NJ law states.... Probable cause to believe that domestic violence has occurred and either victim shows signs of injury or probable cause that a weapon was involved.
L.1991,L.1991,c.261,s.5; amended 2003, c.277, s.1.
http://www.njlaws.com/2c_25-21.html?id=2095&a=
Since the video was made in NJ, if the police had been called, there would have been an arrest.
The laws are in place. Just like with the Connecticut case I cited earlier, they have to be pushed.
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