• Two year window for civil action for victims of sex abuse crimes
    I am a victim of sex abuse by a family member. I only told about my abuse 3 years ago becuase I was scared, embassed and afraid to tell becuase he was a family member. I was always afraid of breaking my family apart by telling and when I did tell that is what happen. When I reported my abuse I was told it was to late to do anything. My abuser admitted to his criminal act against me and hides behind the laws that are in place. The laws today let my abuser continue to abuse children. This has got to change. My case has nothing to do with a church as many others victims. This crime affect 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 6 boys. When is this going to end,how many more children have to continue to be abused becuase we can not speak there names to warn parents. Do we not care about the safety of our children
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    Created by Tammy Miller
  • NEW JERSEY: LET’S BE THE FIRST TO HAVE A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE REGISTRY.
    MY SISTER, MISTY WAS MURDERED BY HER EX-BOYFRIEND, NOEL IN 2011. WHEN NOEL WAS ARRESTED FOR THE CRIME, IT WAS LEARNED THAT HE HAD SERVED 10 YEARS OF A 20-YEAR SENTENCE FOR ATTEMPTING TO KILL THE MOTHER OF HIS DAUGHTER, SEVERAL YEARS EARLIER. IF WE HAD ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION, MY SISTER COULD STILL BE ALIVE TODAY.
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    Created by Kell Ramos
  • STOP WITHHOLDING EVIDENCE in criminal cases: Support Open and Early Discovery!
    The Problem: In New York State it is legal practice to withhold information pertinent to criminal cases from a defendant and his defense attorney until the very moment of trial. This is not because the information is unavailable; it is because the prosecution does not have to turn over such information earlier. For example, prosecutors are not required by law to hand over police reports, prior testimony, and any other evidence to the defendant until trial begins, and in some cases, not until the first witness takes the stand. A prosecutor does not even have to turn over evidence that might help a defendant or cast doubt on his guilt unless the prosecutor thinks it is important. This practice costs both taxpayers and the judicial system a great deal of time and money. The Solution: We request that New York State Senate Bill Number: S4089-2013 gets voted out of the Senate Standing Committee on Codes as new Criminal Procedure Law Article 245, thereby repealing CPL 240. As a result, CPL Article 245 would require that both the prosecutor and defense attorney provide the opposing party with extensive discovery early in a criminal case. In addition, CPL Article 245 would include a mechanism for prosecutors with legitimate concerns about the safety of their witnesses or with on-going investigations to withhold or redact any evidence or information covered by the statute and to move for a protective order.
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    Created by Miguel Santana
  • President Obama: Please Save The Lives Of All Drug War Prisoners like Timothy L. Tyler Sentenced ...
    My name is Carrie Tyler, and my brother is Timothy Tyler. Timothy's website is www.freetimtyler.com I, and my family, have been affected emotionally and mentally for 22 years. This madness must end. Thank you for your support.
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    Created by Carrie Tyler
  • Tougher laws for child abuse Internationally
    Because I believe that all children should be protected and loved and that all governments aren't doing enough to stop child abuse
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    Created by Alexa Hambridge
  • Two-Year Window for Sex Abuse Victims
    Sex abuse victims deserve their day in court but the laws here in PA strongly favor the perpetrator. Statistics show that 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 6 boys are victims of sexual abuse. There is legislation currently in front of the Pennsylvania legislature (House and Senate) which would suspend the statute of limitations for sexual abuse, but leadership is not allowing the bills to run. Unfortunately the statute of limitations for many victims of past abuse expired only a few years after they turned 18. The current law gives a victim 12 years past their 18th birthday to expose their perpetrator but this still in most cases is not enough time. Most victims struggle with their abuse until they are 40, 50, 60 some even older. Many states have realized the seriousness of this matter and how difficult it is to come forward and have completely eliminated the statute as it relates to sexual abuse just like there is no statute for murder. California, Delaware, Hawaii and Minnesota have all opened up Two-Year Window bills and exposed thousands of perpetrators and helped keep thousands more children safe. Help us protect future generations of children by identifying perpetrators still roaming our streets.
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    Created by State Representative Mark Rozzi
  • DEMAND FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OFFENDERS REGISTRY FOR ALL STATES JUST AS WE HAVE SEX OFFENDERS REGI...
    I am a survivor of Domestic Violence. However my abuser continues 20 years later to repeat offend with at least 4 more convictions with different women who had no knowledge of his history. This information is protected by JDR court in VA but not in all states which should be the case everywhere. He and many others are protected from the public knowing of violence towards women, children and men. If it were PUBLIC and VIEWABLE information that someone has a history of spousal abuse or child abuse it could save a life. It would definitely make a huge difference in choosing this person as a mate, having a child with or allowing them to be in your life as a step parent. So much pain, injury and potential death could be prevented if there was a Registry in existence for Convicted Domestic Violence just was we all use and appreciate the National Sex Offenders Registry.
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    Created by Mary Kay Stewart
  • Wayne Co. Prosecutors Office: Treat Renisha McBride's death as a crime
    Renisha McBride got into a car accident at early last Saturday morning, in Dearborn Heights, MI. Since her cell phone battery had died, she knocked on a door to ask for help. She was shot in the face. Neighbors reported the shooting to the police, and the homeowner is saying that he felt threatened and that his gun went off by accident. [1] I guess the gun was accidentally pointed at her head, too? Her killer was arrested and released, while horrifyingly, the prosecutor is still deciding whether or not to press charges. Perhaps the prosecutors are trying to figure out if they can successfully bring a case since Michigan has a 'stand your ground' law, and the killer is claiming that he felt threatened because he thought she was breaking into his house. 'Stand your ground' is a law developed in 2005 by a National Rifle Association lobbyist [2] who decided that feeling threatened is enough reason to use deadly force. Considering how many millions of paranoid, white gun owners there are in the United States, these laws have been a recipe for disaster. 'Stand your ground' has inflamed gun culture fantasies about a coming 'race war,' emboldening a wave of crimes where white perpetrators saw a Black person taking out the trash, coming home from the store, resting by a river bank with their family, or approaching the police for help after being injured, and shot to kill. Treating yet another incident like this as anything but a crime is a public safety menace. It's for the prosecutor to decide what charges to bring. But either their office thinks it's some kind of crime to shoot a woman in the head or that it is, in practice, reasonable to assume that being startled by the presence of a Black person is a justifiable cause of mortal terror. Tell the prosecutor: keep American families safe from the scourge of racist vigilantes by treating Renisha McBride's death as a crime. [1] - "Renisha McBride's family asks for peace as they mourn her death" by Bill Laitner and Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, November 7, 2013. http://www.freep.com/article/20131107/NEWS05/311070119/Renisha-McBride-shot-in-face-not-back-of-head-Dearborn-Heights [2] - "Obama Uses a Teaching Moment to Challenge "Stand Your Ground' Laws," by John Nichols, The Nation, July 20, 2013. http://www.thenation.com/blog/175367/obama-uses-teaching-moment-challenge-stand-your-ground-laws
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    Created by Natasha Chart, RH Reality Check
  • Prosecute False Accusers and Perjurers
    I have experienced false allegations from and perjury of felonies from individuals and organizations that receive our money to protect the public. Nothing was ever done about it. I am the only one I know who has survived. Unless this is seriously looked into we really do not have a justice system.
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    Created by Bill Ronan
  • LA County Board of Supervisors: Increase Public Safety
    In the two years since the implementation of the Public Safety Realignment Act (AB 109) the LA County Board of Supervisors (BOS) has failed to enact justice policies that are rooted in evidence-based practices and that provide cost-effective ways of improving public safety. We are therefore placing the BOS “on probation” until they have enacted policies that include rehabilitation funding, full budget transparency, and alternatives to incarceration including pre-trial release. For details supporting this petition go to: http://www.laprogressive.com/la-county-board-supervisors-mismanaging-realignment/
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    Created by Sharon Kyle
  • Keenen Griffin
    The life of a child is worth rehabilitating, even when they make a mistake following an adult.
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    Created by Bonita Smith
  • Presidente Obama: Free Oscar Lopez Rivera
    For any human being to be incarcerated in United States jails for more than 32 years, for his political convictions is a big injustice.
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    Created by Gonzalo Aponte