The Coalition’s ‘woman problem’ keeps on coming and the Prime Minister is struggling to repel condemnation of a failure of leadership and his government’s ability to listen to women.
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Without a living person to provide evidence, the very low prospect of a conviction evaporates. The police discontinued their investigation into the allegations against Porter largely because of this. Is that then the end of all possible legal or institutional responses as Morrison is suggesting?
The answer is no: alleged sexual violence can be investigated without police or criminal proceedings. There are a range of legal responses available to victims and their families, including a civil action in battery, a sexual harassment claim, or pursuing compensation under other statutes. In each of these instances, victims do not have to rely on police to bring their claim, and the standard of proof required is lower.
Liberalsâ men in blue go zap and hope we forget their women problem
March 6, 2021 â 5.00am
March 6, 2021 â 5.00am
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Men in Black sci-fi comedy movies, we learn that the Earth has been infiltrated by a startling array of aliens who live among us in disguise. But we also learn that the public is kept in ignorance of this covert occupation.
Because whenever a member of the civilian population happens to witness an outbreak of alien activity, the men in black whip out a special little gizmo about the size of a fat pen, tell the civilian to look at it, then set off a flash that wipes the memory. The gadget is called a neuralyser.