I agree that there is a major “chain of custody” issue here. This evidence may go the way of polygraphs in courts (zero to low value, varies by court) but with online witnesses/therapists who knows. Apparently, just about anything works for civil trials in NY.
But the legal action against her is likely unwarranted, bc she is providing a v…
I agree that there is a major “chain of custody” issue here. This evidence may go the way of polygraphs in courts (zero to low value, varies by court) but with online witnesses/therapists who knows. Apparently, just about anything works for civil trials in NY.
But the legal action against her is likely unwarranted, bc she is providing a valuable service. Maybe the potential customer doesn’t need evidence for a Court. They give that up by not going to the authorities. Maybe they do gain empowerment. For someone who has just had control viciously stripped away, this product and this message are possibly a Godsend. Add in online support… Also, I’m a libertarian so it’s none of NY’s freaking business if the customers are properly warned. They don’t need mommy government—Weinstein was sentenced based on (obviously) inadmissible evidence so it appears NY likes to play loose and fast with the rules and ppl’s rights and re-traumatize victims in their sloppiness. If that incompetence was my alternative, I’d rather be the path-maker of weird evidence.
"But the legal action against her is likely unwarranted, bc she is providing a valuable service. Maybe the potential customer doesn’t need evidence for a Court. They give that up by not going to the authorities. Maybe they do gain empowerment."
But how are they gaining "empowerment" if the kits can't actually be used in a legal investigation/prosecution.. what can they be used for? How are they "empowering" to collect a sample that is also going to "sit on a shelf"?
Look - as a female who has been sexually assaulted in the past, i'm all for improving the process for victims to get care and justice, I'm just completely unclear how this product delivers that, and Olivia's "reporting" didn't provide that clarity at all.
I agree that there is a major “chain of custody” issue here. This evidence may go the way of polygraphs in courts (zero to low value, varies by court) but with online witnesses/therapists who knows. Apparently, just about anything works for civil trials in NY.
But the legal action against her is likely unwarranted, bc she is providing a valuable service. Maybe the potential customer doesn’t need evidence for a Court. They give that up by not going to the authorities. Maybe they do gain empowerment. For someone who has just had control viciously stripped away, this product and this message are possibly a Godsend. Add in online support… Also, I’m a libertarian so it’s none of NY’s freaking business if the customers are properly warned. They don’t need mommy government—Weinstein was sentenced based on (obviously) inadmissible evidence so it appears NY likes to play loose and fast with the rules and ppl’s rights and re-traumatize victims in their sloppiness. If that incompetence was my alternative, I’d rather be the path-maker of weird evidence.
"But the legal action against her is likely unwarranted, bc she is providing a valuable service. Maybe the potential customer doesn’t need evidence for a Court. They give that up by not going to the authorities. Maybe they do gain empowerment."
But how are they gaining "empowerment" if the kits can't actually be used in a legal investigation/prosecution.. what can they be used for? How are they "empowering" to collect a sample that is also going to "sit on a shelf"?
Look - as a female who has been sexually assaulted in the past, i'm all for improving the process for victims to get care and justice, I'm just completely unclear how this product delivers that, and Olivia's "reporting" didn't provide that clarity at all.