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Updated: 5:40 PM Nov 6, 2009
Ankle monitors for DVO offenders? Amanda's Law heard in committee
It's designed to give victims of domestic violence fair warning if an offender wearing an ankle bracelet monitor is in the area.
Posted: 5:38 PM Nov 6, 2009Reporter: Dave Spencer Email Address: dave.spencer@wkyt.com |
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Kentucky House Speaker Greg Stumbo is calling for a new law that would allow courts to force some domestic violence offenders to wear ankle bracelets that track their movements and warn possible victims when they're in harms way.
The proposal was prompted by the killing of a Lexington woman who allegedly was shot to death by one of Stumbo's previous House colleagues, former state Rep. Steve Nunn. Stumbo says the 29-year-old Ross may have had "a fighting chance" had the law been in place.
Nunn has pleaded not guilty.
Stumbo is hoping to change state law shortly after the General
Assembly session begins in January.
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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Posted by: tonya
Location: mckee
on Jan 8, 2010 at 01:44 AM
as a victim of domestic violence me and my family can only pray that this bill passes! in 2008 me and my child was held against our will with a gun.for a day and a half i stuggled for my life! not only did he shot hisself but lived to tell about it! he is yet to give us a break! as far as the police goes the system is so abused that its nearlly imposable to get help when its need! i was even told no when i asked for a warrent!even with my 911 records! even after he nearlly ran me over walking out of my place of work! but u can bet that my employer at the time got a warrent! i was told that if i had called 911 from his home then they could have picked him up! haha if had a phone i could called for a pizza too! so this is the reason that thing like this happen every other day not only to women and men to childern as well! instead of removeing a child for someone who does these crimes they give them what they call parenting time!the bad part is that if i dont take my child i get jail time!
Posted by: Connie
Location: Knox County
on Nov 6, 2009 at 09:53 PM
I am grateful that something finally has been done and I am sorry for Ms. Ross and her family, but what about all the other women before her? Did they not matter? Legislators will not do anything until it hits close to home. Do you really think anything would have ever been done if it had not involved one of their own? No, it would not. Women in Kentucky really need to pull together and research these politicians before they vote and see how many are for women's rights in this state, until then we will continue to be invisible until something happens to one of theirs.
Posted by: Jerry
Location: Lex
on Nov 6, 2009 at 06:57 PM
If a person wants to get at someone bad enough, they will merely cut off that little ankle bracelet and go after them. This law is only good for the people who will abide by it.
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