Congress continues to nitpick the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act. They apparently don't want to go overboard in protecting women.
On Sunday's Up with Chris (Hayes), there was a discussion about this Act and the nitpicking. Sarah Deer, a tribal law specialist, explained that as the law currently stands, violence against women on a reservation can only be pursued and prosecuted by the tribal government if the accused is a member of the reservation. And, unsurprisingly, when he is not a member of the reservation, federal prosecutors rarely follow up. Or he gets what is known around here as a free pass.
Imagine the absurd logic: if you invite someone into your home who happens to be from another state (or country) and he beats you up, your police force cannot arrest him, your prosecutors cannot try him, and his state of origin ignores the complaint.
Words fail me.
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