A 61-year-old woman was stabbed in Lake County this morning by her ex-boyfriend.
Oh, but wait. She had an Order of Protection.
Why was the guy even out on the streets?
Diane Kephart, 61, was threatened in February by Paul Neff, 57.
We can thank Illinois legislators for their participation in Ms. Kephart's murder. What if she had held a concealed-carry license and was carrying a pistol when she went out the door to her car to go to work? Would she have had a chance? A better chance? Did she see Neff outside, before she walked to her car?
Illinois might have had a concealed carry law in May 2011, except for the five or so Democrats whose votes were thought to be counted on. They bailed, and Rep. Phelps (D-118) pulled HB0148 to keep it from failing.
Some unnamed Lake County judge let Neff out on a $50,000 bail. All Neff had to do was post $5,000 (which he could have done with plastic) and walk out the door. Did not any court officer or cop follow up to see if he was still a risk to Ms. Kephart?
"The absolute reality is that an order of protection is just a piece of
paper," (Lake County Sheriff Mark) Curran said. "It doesn't stop someone that is hellbent on
murder."
Four-five-six .380 rounds would most likely stop that "someone".
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3 months ago
4 comments:
What would you have a court officer or a cop do in order to follow up on these type of cases other than to make a patrol car aware of the situation and have them give her home a special attention? THe answer is that there is no much they can do. Which is why I always, after advising women on how to obtain an Order of Protecion,remind them that an OP is simply a piece of paper that will not stop a knife or a bullet and that they should proceed accordingly. I even advised them to get a gun.
As an aside, while I do not know the particlars of this case, I cannot begin to tell you how many women, after obtaining an OP, decide that "he" is no longer a threat and try to reconcile with the abuser formerly known as an ex-husband or boyfrend. Some of them, unfortunately paid dearly for it.
Your advice to women with an OP is solid. They must be informed to expect the worst. Will that scare them? It should!
An "increase patrol" order to the P.D. of the woman's residence and officer is in order. She could make that request herself and should be instructed to. After all, it's HER life that is at risk.
She should move to a Red Alert condition. Your advice for her to arm herself is good. She doesn't like guns? Holding one, or staring down the barrel of one?
Why do they reconcile when he turns into Mr. Nice Guy? Nuts!
An Order of Protection in my opinion is another of many 'feel good' laws that are on the books. A 'feel good' law is one that is enacted after our brilliant politicians are tired of hearing a group of cry babies whine and complain about something. They rush to pass a law that looks and sounds good but has no teeth and is useless. The cry babies are then satisfied [duped], shut up and go away while the politician is a hero [not] and reminds you to vote for them at reelection time. Another 'feel good' law is DUI. How's that working out?
B I N G O !!!!
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