If a woman is beaten & sexually assaulted do you think it's ok for the police to dicount her report because

Question

her Blood Alchol Count (BAC) is 0.04?

Answer 1

I don't care if the alcohol count is .24 and she is passed out dead drunk. Sexual assault or rape should never be discounted. The case should be persued. And .04 is insignificant enough that it would allow driving in all 50 states, though if in an accident can be considered impaired. Can I ask where this is? Seems like the police there need some correction. I believe a job for the State Police to come down on them for inappropriate response to a felony assault.

Answer 2

No. That is not ok. This person might try taking her story to the local news. If she was beaten and sexually assaulted and the police refused to investigate a formal complaint then she needs to put pressure on the police to do their duty by exposing their failure.
Of course there may be other factors here that contribute to the police departments lack of interest. But whether there are or not the police are still in error.

Answer 3

A BAC of .04 is the equivalent of only two drinks, maybe less if she is a small girl. This would put her at the point where she would be only starting to feel the effects of intoxicaiton.

Regardless of her level of intoxication, the law should still protect her from being beaten and assaulted.

Personally, I think it would be a worse crime if she was intoxicated... it leads me to believe the suspects were taking advantage of her condition.

Answer 4

Some ARE filed, even though OWS policy is to protect the rapists. Here are some quotes about various "incidents." > “We don’t tell anyone. We handle it internally. I said too much already.” > Reporting that OWS participants are sexually assaulting other participants undercuts the movement so we prefer to hide the crimes, shield the criminals, and silence the victims. > There were Occupiers within earshot of this attack. With the girl crying out... the rape continued, without interference. > She was instructed by “Occupy” personnel to “share a tent with the suspect."

Answer 5

no, but that's very vague and there are most likely other factors playing in. As it is, it is **** near impossible to get anyone on trial for sexual assault, let alone convicted. You just have to have uber amounts of physical evidence; and unfotunately, it's usually not there anymore by the time these things getreported. Whoever this was has my sympathies; she was incredibly brave just to come forward, and I hope that the ****faced assailant doesn't end up getting away with it

Answer 6

If the only evidence is her recounting of the events, the police know a competent attorney can create enough reasonable doubt based on alcohol impairment to prevent a conviction. No, it's not necessarily right, but that's how the system works.

Answer 7

NO, the police should take every case seriously. They need to investigate whether it did happen or not because the alcohol could have been forced down her throat. If they don't, then there is something seriously wrong with the police department.

Answer 8

no because they should still deal with it and get the other person who did this to her arrested even if her blood alcohol count is 0.04 regardless anything.

Answer 9

even if your drunk or your body is filled with drugs if you're raped or assaulted you still have the right to go to the police and sue the person who did that to you , but if you don't remember the person don't worry they can check semen or DNA ..... xoxox

Answer 10

Even if she is smashed they should not discount her report. Her BAC was not even legally drunk. Did this happen to someone?