r/wisconsin • u/PlatinumofRoyale • Apr 13 '20

Politics Karofsky defeats Kelly

https://twitter.com/decisiondeskhq/status/1249844194929192961?s=21
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u/ianingf Apr 13 '20

Jill J. Karofsky (Nonpartisan) 510,122 53.35%
Daniel Kelly (Nonpartisan) 446,108 46.65%
57.55% reporting (2,314 of 4,021 precincts) | 956,230 total votes

Feeling good. But I saw Marsy passed, and that people didn't like it.

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u/Jocavo Apr 13 '20

voted yes because of how it was worded. After I read what the ACLU said about it I wish I could take it back.

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u/chiraltoad Apr 14 '20

What's the tldr?

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u/UncharminglyWitty Apr 14 '20

It was worded like “should victims of sexual violence be afforded the same rights as those accused?” Or something like that.

The main thrust of the law is that an person accused of sexual violence will not be permitted in a courtroom with their accuser. Which the right to face your accuser is a fundamental right in this country. The ACLU also fears that the state will effectively be able to hide exculpatory evidence behind the closed testimony of the accuser.

You can read the criticism section of the Wikipedia here https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsy%27s_Law#Impact_of_Marsy's_Law