http://annesummers.com.au/2006/08/new-stats-on-violence-against-women/ Anne Summers. Reflections: mine, yours, people we like Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:01:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://annesummers.com.au/2006/08/new-stats-on-violence-against-women/comment-page-1/#comment-92 Ann Sat, 23 Sep 2006 09:19:00 +0000 http://annesummers.com.au/blog/?p=85#comment-92 Why is it that if a woman is assaulted by a stranger, if the perpetrator is caught he is charged with assault or (if a sexual assault has occured) rape, but when the crime is committed by their partner the police encourage the victim to take out an AVO? Why is a crime downgraded because it is committed by a partner? Why is it that if a woman is assaulted by a stranger, if the perpetrator is caught he is charged with assault or (if a sexual assault has occured) rape, but when the crime is committed by their partner the police encourage the victim to take out an AVO? Why is a crime downgraded because it is committed by a partner?

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