Guest Editorial: Rio Blanco needs help on domestic violence

TOPEKA, KAN. I The district attorney announced he would no longer prosecute misdemeanor cases due to budget cuts. Domestic violence cases comprised approximately half of those cases.
The responsibility to prosecute those cases then fell to the city. In retaliation, the city of Topeka repealed their domestic violence law so they would not have to incur that cost.
As result of the feud, it was reported that 30 people suspected of domestic violence were freed…