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Something for us to know, do share among your friends.....
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>I was talking with a lawyer friend of mine. We were discussing
the law and
>women`s rights. She told me about this incident ? a young girl
was raped by
>a man posing as a plain clothes officer ; he asked her to come
to the
>police station when she and her male friend didn't have a
driver`s license
>to show. He sent the boy off to get his license and asked the
girl to
>accompany him to the police station. Took her instead to an
isolated area
>where the horrendous crime was committed.
>
>Infact, the law clearly states that
>between 6 pm and 6am , a woman has the right to REFUSE to go to
the Police
>Station, even if an arrest warrant has been issued against her.
It is a
>procedural issue that a woman can be arrested between 6pm and 6
am, ONLY if
>she is arrested by a woman officer and taken to an ALL WOMEN
police
>station. And if she is arrested by a male officer, it has to be
proven that
>a woman officer was on duty at the time of
>arrest.
>
>It is good for us to know our rights. To what extent it comes
of use
>remains to be seen in any situation. But as they say, knowledge
is power.
>
>Just thought I`d share this with you.
>
>I did not know this and am sure lot of us will not know this-
please be
>informed..... And pass on this info to whom all u
know.......
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