UK to Allow DV Charges Brought by Third Parties

In one of the most disturbing moves since Ontario's Bill 117, I learned from this UK Independent story that a new law will allow third parties to bring charges of domestic violence against the victim's will. The move is meant to protect women who are too afraid or unwilling to press charges against their abuser. Most disturbingly, "Possible candidates for this role include social services departments, voluntary groups working with survivors of domestic violence as well as the police." The second group is the one I'm most concerned about.

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