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The City of Lights and the Darkness of Domestic Violence

By Steven Rodriguez

LA just witnessed one of the worst instances of domestic violence and an abuse of the rules set in place to protect victims. Domestic violence is a very real situation, and at times the law is powerless to assist the victims. Restraining orders can be given by the courts, but as one victim claimed in the LA Times “paper can’t stop bullets.” According to a Legal Assistant Resource website, a restraining order is an “order made by a court to protect a person from physical pain or injury or the threat of pain or injury.” Often times this can be seen in television shows and movies. While a restraining order can’t physically stop someone, it can bring a greater penalty upon the perpetrator, should he/she attack or attempt to attack again...continue to full post

Full post as published by LA Criminal Defense Blog on January 28, 2008 (boomark / email).