I am embarrassed for the entire state of Kansas, where in Topeka, a stand-off over budgeting between city, county, and state law agencies resulting in a 7 - 3 vote by City Council to decriminalize domestic violence. The article from the New York Times reports that since September, eighteen people have gone un-charged due to the unwillingness to prosecute.
I don't know enough about the legal procedures/proceedings surrounding such cases to be able to take sides with anyone in the discussion except the victims and future-victims. Are domestic violence cases more expensive than other types of cases? What about non-violent cases? Would the impasse be any different if domestic violence were percieved as affecting men and women equally, rather than being publically portrayed as a crime against women?
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