• FoolishMortal@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Seems like a sensationalized headline to me. Police won’t prosecute because the women is “…unwilling to proceed with a criminal complaint…”

    Yes, the article points out the law does not require a criminal complaint to investigate and file charges, but the police are significantly less likely to get a conviction without the cooperation. I don’t have statistics here, but I have to imagine the success rate of a criminal case like that would be almost negligible.

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      1 year ago

      Look, if anyone downvoting me would like to tell me where I’m wrong, I’m open to it.

      But please don’t take my comment as a defense of the doctor in this case. It’s not at all.