Comments on: Jefferson County Family Court: LAME http://thevillevoice.com/2009/11/17/jefferson-county-family-court-lame/ a critical take on Louisville news Wed, 23 May 2012 23:45:22 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: JTT http://thevillevoice.com/2009/11/17/jefferson-county-family-court-lame/comment-page-1/#comment-63892 JTT Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:51:35 +0000 http://thevillevoice.com/?p=3590#comment-63892 The concept of adding dating couples is absolutely INSANE. Come on folks, you meet someone, go out once, become a "dating couple" - remember, there is no definition of the term - and they can have an EPO issued against you. No big deal? Well, they never go away, they will always be on your record, and they can, depending upon the circumstances, have you forced to leave your home or work. Imagine two college students living in the same dorm, within the prohibited distance, or attending the same class. Who do you force to move for the interim - or forever? And of course, they can take all your guns, leaving YOU unprotected should they decide to show up on your doorstep. (Remember, this are one-way orders, the restrictions don't apply to the person taking them out.) Get a clue, folks. If your dating partner assaults you, TAKE OUT A WARRANT - that will automatically come with the same restrictions of an EPO, but requires the alleged victim to actually take some action. The concept of adding dating couples is absolutely INSANE. Come on folks, you meet someone, go out once, become a “dating couple” – remember, there is no definition of the term – and they can have an EPO issued against you. No big deal? Well, they never go away, they will always be on your record, and they can, depending upon the circumstances, have you forced to leave your home or work. Imagine two college students living in the same dorm, within the prohibited distance, or attending the same class. Who do you force to move for the interim – or forever? And of course, they can take all your guns, leaving YOU unprotected should they decide to show up on your doorstep. (Remember, this are one-way orders, the restrictions don’t apply to the person taking them out.)

Get a clue, folks. If your dating partner assaults you, TAKE OUT A WARRANT – that will automatically come with the same restrictions of an EPO, but requires the alleged victim to actually take some action.

]]> By: Bill http://thevillevoice.com/2009/11/17/jefferson-county-family-court-lame/comment-page-1/#comment-63891 Bill Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:50:25 +0000 http://thevillevoice.com/?p=3590#comment-63891 The problem is that the whole Family Court system is flawed from the get go. One issue is that the system is usually biased against men. There should be no bias either way and yes they should have DVOs for various reasons. Its obvious though that Stevie Nunn as well as the rest of the criminals aren't worried about DVOs and someone hell bent on violating one obviously isn't going to stop if they are bent on committing a crime. Sad but true. I guess the only other way to get a real result is to lock everyone up but that won't work either. Maybe ankle bracelets will work or some sort of monitoring system. The problem is that the whole Family Court system is flawed from the get go. One issue is that the system is usually biased against men. There should be no bias either way and yes they should have DVOs for various reasons. Its obvious though that Stevie Nunn as well as the rest of the criminals aren’t worried about DVOs and someone hell bent on violating one obviously isn’t going to stop if they are bent on committing a crime. Sad but true. I guess the only other way to get a real result is to lock everyone up but that won’t work either. Maybe ankle bracelets will work or some sort of monitoring system.

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