Lingamfelter Announces Domestic Violence Initiative
By Greg L | 23 August 2007 | 31st HOD District, Crime | 13 Comments
Delegate Scott Lingamfelter has announced a domestic violence initiative that looks pretty solid, which will ensure that repeat offenders will be guaranteed some jail time and will not be able to obtain bail on their second and subsequent arrests. Perhaps his opponent William Day will join with Lingamfelter in this initiative?
I’d hope so, but that will probably require that Day explain why he hired a person to be his treasurer who was awaiting trial for domestic assault. Ouch.
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I do NOT agree with politicians trying to advocate passage of laws that impose mandated court rulings and sentences. This practice of imposed legislation impedes on the fair practices of our legal justice system. It is unfair to to the process, the judge, the jury and in some cases even the victim. Stay out of the criminal justice system and allow our elected judges do their job!
I do not remember ever having to vote for our judges. The Bar does that. Having had been a victim of domestic violence, the courts do not do much. My violator was picked up on the warrant the Magistrate issued only to be “let go on his on recog pending court date” by the Magistrate. A slap on the wrist to the violator and a protective order for the victim is issued. I wish I had more time to elaborate on this. More needs to be done before another victim is doused with gasoline and set on fire.
Per the Constitution of Virginia judges are selected by the General Assembly after close examination. The General Assembly is also charged with writing the criminal laws for the state, again, per the Constitution. Virginia doesn’t elect judges at the polls…and judges don’t write the law either; they are supposed to follow what the General Assembly passes and the Governor signs into law. Get your facts right, Ari Stotle. The post by ddpdrinker is right on…
Anonymous is correct in the way judges are supposed to be chosen. In practice, a county’s delegation to the General Assembly makes a recommendation and the GA usually rubber stamps it. Consequently, judges are usually appointed from the party that holds the majority in any given county’s delegation. That’s why all the races in the County matter to everyone in the County, regardless of whose district you’re in. That’s why I’m loathe to support Paul Nichols over Gill, even though he’s a better candidate. I’m afraid that by giving the Democrats one more addition to the County’s delegation, a Democrat judge will be chosen from the motley gene pool that makes up Democrat lawyers in the County, and as the saying goes, there goes the neighborhood
BTW- Scott’s effort might be easier to pass if it included increased penalties for false reporting of domestic violence.
ddpdrinker said on 23 Aug 2007 at 6:59 am:
“I do not remember ever having to vote for our judges. The Bar does that. Having had been a victim of domestic violence, the courts do not do much”
I have to agree, the courts don’t do enough. I have witnessed several cases of this. One that I will share, I went to pick up a co-worker early morning in Point of Woods ( around97/98) and there was Deborah Battle laying dead in front of her townhouse as her estranged husband stabbed her to death in front of her children.He had a restraining order.WHAT DOES THAT PROTECT? I will never forget that image.
give him time, he will flip flop on this just like abusive drive fees.
My former husband was abusive. It started slowly, in non physical ways. By the time it had fully escalated, I knew there was nothing to stop him from killing me. I packed up my child and left, but he continued to stalk me. I was able to get a restraining order, but OJ had just “NOT” killed his wife that summer, so we all knew that piece of paper wasn’t going to do anything. Almost 15 years later I am remarried and very happy and my former husband is semi- well adjusted. The end of the abuse had to do more with me packing up and leaving than any help from the criminal system. Some women can’t or won’t leave and thats where the trouble starts. Anyone that uses violence on their spouse WILL NOT stop until they are MADE to stop.
you do know I meant to say “justice system” not “criminal system” although it had been suggested to me to hire a hit man……..
Clearly this is Scott’s way of saying “please forget about those abuser fees that I was for but am now against. I meant domestic abuse, not driver abuse”. Not fooled.
So, for quick reference , we should file him under A for abusive. GOTCHA
As a said…let the judges decide, if you think legislative mandates are the answer…it’s not.
This is a lame attempt to distract from Abusive Driver Fee’s and we won’t forget!
Your comment:
“This is a lame attempt to distract from Abusive Driver Fee’s and we won’t forget!”….
Couldn’t have said it better.