Girl jailed on outstanding warrant after being raped!!
By epenner
@epenner (162)
United States
January 31, 2007 10:16pm CST
I was watching Nacy Grace this evening and I was appalled to see that a 21 year woman was jailed on an outstanding warrant, after reporting to police that she had been raped.
The woman was given emergency contaceptives to prevent pregnancy. She had taken one and was suppose to take another at 7 am while she was still in jail. The worker on that day refused to give the woman her second dose because it was against the workers religous preference.
The girl was released after reporters notified the proper authorities.
I think this is completely absurd. The girl was jailed while undergoing a massive amount of stress caused by her rape. The worker on was copletely wrong in her decision to not allow the woman to take her pill.
Do you think that this is motive to sue? What are your opinions on the matter?
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4 responses
@La_Bella_Vita (598)
• United States
25 Jul 07
Let me start off by saying that this is a horrible, sad story. Not only for the victim, but for our society. Where is the compassion and decency?
As for your question, my answer is yes. This is more than enough reason for the woman to sue. She should sue the jail guard, she should sue the county, she should sue the city, and she should sue the state.
I'm also wondering if she was checked out by doctors before they imprisoned her. Losing time in that sort of case is a very bad thing. Also, that guard had no right to let her personal beliefs get in the way of someone else's choice. The guard's decision was immoral and illegal if you ask me. We are not allowed to deprive someone else of Life, Liberty or Justice based on our own beliefs. In that case a preacher should be able to smack everyone in the street who says a curse word right?
This is a horrible situation for the victim and our society and I hope justice is served. Action must be taken against that jail guard and the people who hired her.
@Willowlady (10658)
• United States
1 Feb 07
In this day and age our technology should have been able to alert the officer handling this. Also our penal system needs alot of help. The lady defintely needs help on several levels. Lawsuits are done way too much, however, are useful in certain cases. Maybe this is one of them. Don't know enough. Thanks for sharing this with us. If the right ones see it and act then maybe this flaw will be fixed until we are faced with the next one.
@AskAlly (3625)
• Canada
1 Feb 07
UGh the world is going crazy!! I don't even know how to respond to this.
What ever happened to compassion? Why do people force their beliefs on others. If the worker was told to do it in the first place, why did she not take the matter up with her employer?? What an imbecile.
What's the option here? Carry a rapist child to term? I hope the worker was a least ready to adopt that child and love it and nuture it. Now I'm mad.
@chaygylmommy (2470)
• United States
1 Feb 07
I agree! Someone posted yesterday about this, too. I hadn't heard of it until then and now with your post. Even if this girl did have some warrant, she should have been treated first! I mean, even murderers who are shot are taken care of at the hospital before they are taken to jail! This woman should have to deal with her past indiscretions, but she was a victim first!
