THEThe victim of violence denounces, the stalker is imposed on the precautionary measure of the electronic bracelet. And after some time the victim of violence becomes the victim of a femicide. It is clear, in light of cases of Women killed by attackers with an ankle device, which “anti -antique” electronic bracelets alone “do not work”. On the subject he replied during a question time to the Senate The Minister of Justice Carlo Nordio. Candidly recognizing their incompatibility “with the means of transport of people”. That is, in essence, with the real possibilities, for the police, to intervene in time.
Do not work electronic antistalking bracelets? Nordio: “Finding forms of self -defense”
“At the time of the alarm towards a person, very often the victim is at a distance not compatible with the intervention of the police,” he said. So what to do? The minister has a solution, which refers to the ball in the field of the victim. «We must combine these two elements by giving it an alert, so that it is able, The moment it captures this moment of danger, to find forms of self -defense, perhaps taking refuge in a church or a pharmacyin a more or less protected place ».
“A form of institutional discharge”
The replica of associations that deal with violence against women lasts and immediate. THE PRESIDENT SAY – Women on the net against violence, Cristina Carelli thus underlined how “once again the responsibility falls on women who suffer the violent actions of the mistreatment, rather than on the state that does not maintain the commitments made”.
According to Elisa Ercoli, president of a woman difference, that of the minister is “an unacceptable form of institutional discharge”. While “the prevention of gender violence must be guaranteed by public resources, clear political choices and stable investments in prevention, protection and justice”.
Because Electronic Antistalking bracelets don’t work
The critical issues on the functioning of the electronic bracelet are in fact many and complex. It is true that, as things are today, the police will never arrive in time to thwart the aggression. But the problem is the absence of a structured and efficient system for the protection of women, not the devices itself.
Trivially, according to the Istanbul Convention establishes a minimum standard of an anti -violence center every 50 thousand women aged 14 and over. In Italy only 25 provinces reach the minimum level expected. According to experts, the widespread distribution on the territory of the anti -violence centers would help to guarantee short journeys to the victims and facilitate the connections between operators and volunteers with the realities of the territory.
Take refuge in church or pharmacy: self -defense cannot be the solution
«A woman who feels at risk must not look for a church or a pharmacy in which to take refuge, but must call an anti -violence center», Carelli concludes.
The point, according to the lawyers Teresa Manente and Ilaria Boiano, responsible for the legal office of the Women’s Difference Association, is not to provide an emergency refuge for women who feel the alert playing while the steps of their attacker approach. But «ensure compliance with precautionary measures aiming for the maximum protection for the psychophysical safety of women who have undergone gender -based violence ».
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How the precautionary measure of anti -stalking devices works
Recall that the “anti -anthalking” electronic bracelet serves to ensure the woman that her stalker does not approach her: The limit is established by the magistrates on a case -by -case basis at a distance that is usually 500 meters. The bracelet is made up of three devices: the one installed on the person’s ankle to which the precautionary measure was imposed.
A second appliance associated with the bracelet called track and that detects the geographical position through the GPS. A third appliance similar to the track, called VTU, which is supplied to the woman. Latter It serves to geolocate you too and therefore to verify compliance with the ban on approach. The VTU must always be brought with it by the protected person.
The set of these three devices includes a series of alarms that are transmitted to the Operations Center of the police, including the one that reports the immediate proximity between bracelet and VTU or between the attacker and the woman. In this case the alarm In addition to the Operations Center, it is also sent to the VTU, and therefore To the woman: to give her the opportunity to protect herself, as she can, before the arrival of a patrol.
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