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Originally Posted by elchivito
Out of sight out of mind. After all, they're just indians.
The crimes committed on reservations by non indians and never prosecuted would make your skin crawl.
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I can't think of any rational reason (yes, I do think all politicians are capable of fits of rationality, albeit fleeting and infrequently) there would be opposition to it.
Especially since that is the stated reason for his opposition and not some obscure, non-related amendment that has nothing to do with VAWA.
Just curious (and completely uneducated to the matter), why are the off-reservation officers unwilling to prosecute? What happens with other violent acts committed against tribal members by non-indians (say one guy assaulting another, for ex.)? Do the tribal courts try them in that case or is that handled off-reservation? Or are those cases ignored, too?