Why would rape victims not want to pursue prosecution? As I once heard the Assistant DA explain to victim after victim, justice takes years, and often even the victims and prosecutors who do everything right don’t get justice at all. The investigation and trial will be consuming. You’ll have to give up work, you’ll have [...]

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This is the first week of business in the 107th General Assembly of Tennessee, and I’ve been observing intently. Granted, there’s still time for the overall course to change (thankfully), but so far it’s looking like business as usual, which isn’t a good thing given their usual way of doing business (and the fact that [...]

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