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> >
> > Please forward..
> >
> >
> > 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.......