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brer cat

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2. This model is very encouraging.
Mon May 4, 2015, 08:20 AM
May 2015

Reading the entire article is heart-breaking, but it demonstrates the need for this coordinated approach. One of the most horrifying details:

“When you go to the police station, they ask you to pay money,” explains Ali. “They will not take her case until she has paid them.” Police decide not to pursue the case 85 percent of the time; the decision process has no transparency or oversight.

Thank you for posting this, eridani. Recommended.

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This model is very encouraging. brer cat May 2015 #2
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