3.1.17
Suggested lead:
Lawmakers in Olympia hope to make serial domestic violence a more serious
crime, with stronger consequences.
Dan Frizzell has more.
Wrap (:85 total): Domestic violence is just what the name
implies: a violent crime.
KLOBA: “A
home should be a place of love, security, and safety above all.
But for too many, that is just not the case.
We are making sure that when there is domestic violence, particular
perpetrated upon a child or in the presence of a child, that that repeated
occurrence gets punished. No child
should be abused once or have to witness it, and certainly not more than once.”
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The bill, which passed with a 93-to-five vote, also calls
for DNA to be collected from perpetrators when convicted, and requires a short
training course in spotting signs of domestic violence for hairdressers, make-up
professionals and others who might frequently come into contact with victims of
domestic violence. The fate of the bill now rests with the Senate. In Olympia,
I’m Dan Frizzell.