To: Governor Doug Ducey
Governor Brewer: the statements made by Judge Hatch that "blame the victim" are an outrage!
Governor Brewer: we call on you to make a public statement in censuring Judge Hatch for her "blame the victim" statements and for her lack of judgement, to say nothing of her disregard for the victim by declining to give any jail time to the police officer who was convicted of this assault.
At the time of the sentencing of the perpetrator, Judge Hatch told the victim "If you wouldn't have been there that night, none of this would have happened to you."
At the time of the sentencing of the perpetrator, Judge Hatch told the victim "If you wouldn't have been there that night, none of this would have happened to you."
Why is this important?
Judge Jacqueline Hatch would dare blame the victim of a sexual assault for the attack, and declined to give the police officer convicted of assaulting her a jail sentence or have him register as a sex offender.
As an individual who worked in a rape crisis center as part of my internship while obtaining my bachelors degree in social work, I heard statements similar to those of Judge Hatch by nurses and others in professional positions that indicated their belief that "had the victim not been dressed like that, or been in that place at that time" she wouldn't have been raped. Judge Hatch's statements are no different and no less outrageous and demeaning to victims of sexual assault everywhere.
Governor Jan Brewer appointed Judge Hatch to the Arizona Superior Court in Coconino County and should be called upon to censure her!
As an individual who worked in a rape crisis center as part of my internship while obtaining my bachelors degree in social work, I heard statements similar to those of Judge Hatch by nurses and others in professional positions that indicated their belief that "had the victim not been dressed like that, or been in that place at that time" she wouldn't have been raped. Judge Hatch's statements are no different and no less outrageous and demeaning to victims of sexual assault everywhere.
Governor Jan Brewer appointed Judge Hatch to the Arizona Superior Court in Coconino County and should be called upon to censure her!