Tina's Law: Domestic Violence Offender Registry

Tina's Law: Domestic Violence Offender Registry

Started
April 30, 2019
Petition to
US House of Representatives - Illinois-04 Luis V. Gutierrez and
Signatures: 19,579Next Goal: 25,000
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Why this petition matters

Started by Allyson Hottinger

On the morning of November 24th 2017, Tina Stewart was brutally murdered by her boyfriend. Tina's boyfriend beat her to death; beating her to the point that he broke both of his own hands. On the day of court the judge stated, "This individual has a history with violence and why wasn't this known?".  It was at the moment, Don Estes, Tina's Uncle, made a promise to his niece, he would do everything in his power to change the law so there wouldn't be a next time that a judge, girlfriend, boyfriend, or anyone have the need to ask why they weren't aware of someone's violent history. 

It's time to make a difference. It's time to take a stand. And, it's time to change the law!

 We have a registry for sex offenders and we even have a registry for animal cruelty across the country. Why do we not have one for individuals that are abusing men, women, and children? 

Tina's Law would require any person with a history of domestic violence, violent offenders, and individuals with Protection Orders Against them to be registered; similar to sex offenders. We need to hold these individuals  accountable for their actions. Making this change in the law across all states would prevent someone that's been charged (as mentioned above) from moving to another state and starting over, as if they've never been convicted of a crime. This would be a national registry so hiding or moving to another state is not going to keep anyone from knowing their history with violence. If you're convicted of domestic violence, you will go on the registry. 

If Tina had known about her boyfriend's violent history, she would have never gone out with him. This law will save lives!

We need your help by taking a stand with us to change the law. We're not only asking you to sign the petition, we're asking you to also share the petition and help us with making a change. 

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Decision Makers

  • Luis V. GutierrezUS House of Representatives - Illinois-04
  • Elijah E. CummingsUS House of Representatives - Maryland-07
  • Dean HellerUS Senate - Nevada
  • Joe DonnellyUS Senate - Indiana
  • Claire McCaskillUS Senate - Missouri