Saturday, November 07, 2009
Ky. Legislator Urges Domestic Violence Protection
About 11,000 domestic violence orders are issued in Kentucky each year. In an effort to protect domestic violence victims, House Speaker Greg Stumbo filed the Amanda Bill and is hoping to change state law when the General Assembly session begins in January. Stumbo told a legislative panel Friday that, if Kentucky had a law on the books to allow judges to order electronic monitoring devices for the most dangerous offenders, 29 year old Amanda Ross would have had a better chance to protect herself before being gunned down in the early morning hours of September 11th. While there's no guaranteed protection from domestic violence, Stumbo says monitoring devices would alert potential victims of imminent danger by sending a signal when offenders are near.
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