Lawdog has a very good post on the value of a protective order. Perhaps Mrs Moore in Des Moines should have read about it:
Polk County Judge Karen Romano ordered Randall Moore, 38, to hand over any guns to county law enforcement by Oct. 26 and to have no contact with his wife. Moore signed the document, agreeing to abide by the order.Lawdog's point is that paper makes lousy armour.
On Wednesday, Moore is accused of killing his wife, TereseAnn Lynch Moore, with a shotgun and injuring Des Moines police officer Todd Roland.
He's right ..... it's pretty lousy against someone who's intent on doing harm. Better that you have the tools to protect yourself - now it doesn't matter how well the paper does at armouring.
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Update: The family has decided that the popo need to enforce the law better-
The family of a Des Moines woman allegedly shot to death by her estranged husband has issued an open letter asking for better enforcement of laws for domestic violence victims.Gee, I seem to remember the perp signing the order and agreeing to abide by it. Huh.
I suppose we'll be handing out scarlet letter tattoos next.
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