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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013 | |
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S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N | |
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DECLARING MARCH 13, 2013, AS "NO MORE DAY" IN THE | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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Introduced By: Senators Goodwin, DiPalma, Paiva Weed, Metts, and Hodgson | |
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Date Introduced: March 13, 2013 | |
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Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration | |
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WHEREAS, The State of Rhode Island is home to an estimated 205,000 victims, both |
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male and female, who, during their lifetimes, experience rape, physical violence, and/or stalking |
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by an intimate partner; and |
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WHEREAS, Domestic violence in Rhode Island poses a major public health crisis, not |
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only for the significant others who fall victim to these horrific acts, but also for the children who |
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suffer through the experience; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2011, Rhode Island police officers responded to 7,883 domestic violence |
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related calls, and children were present in almost 2,100 of these incidents; and |
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WHEREAS, All too often, there are many more of these heinous crimes that don't get |
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reported because of victims' fear, a threat from the guilty spouse, or, in some cases, because of |
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death resulting from the crime; and |
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WHEREAS, "NO MORE Day" serves as a symbol of commitment to ending domestic |
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violence and sexual assault in Rhode Island and across the nation; and |
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WHEREAS, "NO MORE Day" will also serve as a national symbol to bring awareness to |
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issues of domestic violence and sexual assault that all too often get overlooked; now, therefore be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations |
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hereby recognizes March 13, 2013, as "NO MORE Day," a day that will be known as the nation's |
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call to end domestic violence and sexual assault; and be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
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submit a duly certified copy of this resolution to the Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic |
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Violence. |
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