In Oregon's Multnomah County, which includes Portland, court officials have set up a closed-link system at a domestic violence shelter where women can apply for a protective order from their abusers without having to risk leaving the safe house.The AP didn't even bother to call them ALLEGED abusers.
Needless to say, this procedure violates the constitutional right of the ALLEGED abuser to CONFRONT his accuser. Confront mean look her in the eye, in the flesh, in person. A TV screen doesn't cut it!
It is easy to lie when you are just checking boxes on a form, and not facing the consequences of your lies. There are good reasons for our centuries-old tradition of requiring parties to face each other in court.
5 comments:
If a person is applying for a protective order, they can absolutely do it without the other person being in court. The other party has an opportunity to request a hearing on the order within two weeks of being served. It is at that time that the two parties face each other in court. You are wrong to note that upon merely applying for the order they must face each other in court. Absolutely not. That happens if the other party chooses to contest it.
I am wondering why you deleted my comment from the other day? Is it because I was correct? If you want people to read and respond to your blog, you really shouldn't censor the comments, even the ones that gently correct you when you make an erroneous statement.
No, I did not delete your comment. Google had a nasty system outage yesterday, and many messages were lost. I do sometimes delete spam and inappropriately rude messages. I had to re-post yesterday's item about a court motion. I will re-post your message from a backup. Thanks for pointing it out. I would not delete it just because you said that I was wrong.
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If a person is applying for a protective order, they can absolutely do it without the other person being in court. The other party has an opportunity to request a hearing on the order within two weeks of being served. It is at that time that the two parties face each other in court. You are wrong to note that upon merely applying for the order they must face each other in court. Absolutely not. That happens if the other party chooses to contest it.
Thanks George. I read your blog all the time and am very upset about what you've been put through. It's the biggest bunch of BS! (I'm a mother, btw). I really feel for you. Keep fighting the good fight for your kids, and don't give up!
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