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Originally Posted by demo3051
I would also disagree with the contention that the needs of the victim are irrelevant in the criminal justice system. Look at the change in evidence law with the rape shield law. While arguably the limit the proceeding to relevant testimony, the main rationale for the change was to prevent defense attorneys from puttting the victim's sexual history on trial. The relevance bar is generally very low, so sexual history should be considered, if relevance was our only concern.
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You are discussing witness testimony within a trial, I am saying that the victim or arbitrary family angst has no right to sway sentencing or the law itself.