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Originally Posted by punky
personal freedom from the state is something I value highly (stop laughing Graham  ) |
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As to the subject itself, I don't like the idea of them being "forced" to testify and I definitely agree with the people who are saying that this should be used with great care.
Certainly if such a thing was introduced, there should be adequate provisions and protections eg giving evidence by video link, no adversarial cross-examination and no claiming that "it was all your fault really, wasn't it!" etc.
I also think that if someone is going to have to testify like this the state should be obliged to provide social worker support, a place of safety if needed and other such mechanisms to ensure that it doesn't make the abuse worse.