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Women Are Suing Austin, Travis County For Failing To Prosecute Sexual Assault

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Elderberry:
Texas Standard By Wells DunbarJune 11, 2019

A class action lawsuit alleges Central Texas authorities engage in gender discrimination by failing to adequately investigate and prosecute sexual assaults.

Last year, three named plaintiffs launched a class action lawsuit against the City of Austin, Travis County and several local officials, for failing to adequately investigate and prosecute their sexual assault cases.

Attorneys believe thousands of other survivors from the Austin area are included in the lawsuit, which states “female victims of sexual assault in Austin and Travis County have been denied equal access to justice and equal protection of the law.” The women argue that these failures are a form of gender-based discrimination.

The plaintiffs seek an injunction that would order authorities to better train and supervise staff, adequately test all rape kits and improve interactions with survivors. The case, filed in June 2018, came after reports of large numbers of untested sexual assault evidence collection kits and prolonged, unsolved cases.

The case has drawn national attention, as women in other U.S. cities have started filing similar lawsuits.

Julie Ann Nitsch is one of the three original plaintiffs, and she says police failed to thoroughly investigate her case, treating her 2010 assault without urgency.

“The first round of questioning was: Where were you? What were you wearing? Why did you walk home? …Why I lived in such a bad neighborhood.” Nitsch says.

More: https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/women-are-suing-austin-travis-county-for-failing-to-prosecute-sexual-assault/

IsailedawayfromFR:
Yet 7 of the 10 City Council members in Austin are women and there are no conservatives on the City Council.

Translation:

Since the City Council are run by 100% liberals and a majority of women, one of these two groups or both must despise women enough to not have this issue as a priority.

austingirl:

--- Quote from: IsailedawayfromFR on June 16, 2019, 08:18:15 pm ---Yet 7 of the 10 City Council members in Austin are women and there are no conservatives on the City Council.

Translation:

Since the City Council are run by 100% liberals and a majority of women, one of these two groups or both must despise women enough to not have this issue as a priority.

--- End quote ---

Maybe the perps are a protected class and it wouldn't be politically correct to prosecute.

Sanguine:

--- Quote from: IsailedawayfromFR on June 16, 2019, 08:18:15 pm ---Yet 7 of the 10 City Council members in Austin are women and there are no conservatives on the City Council.

Translation:

Since the City Council are run by 100% liberals and a majority of women, one of these two groups or both must despise women enough to not have this issue as a priority.

--- End quote ---

They are way too busy with SJW stuff to spend time on crime.

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