News Item: Woman is jailed by prosecutors until she agrees to testify in court against ex who she said threatened her.
Don't they arrest material witnesses because there's a danger he or she might flee, or worse, get killed?
Isn't it her choice whether she decides to testify against the creep or not? Now, I can see the arguments of the other side: he's a known offender, he's got six strikes against him, she filed the complaint which costs the county money and the DA really wants to put him away, and he'll likely violate the OP again until he's put away.
Fair enough. But is it really necessary to spank the victim one more time to do it? Embarass her in front of her children, scare the living hell out of them in order to effectively extort her testimony? How likely is it she's ever going to file another charge against this or any other offender, knowing this has happened to her?
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