Amy Paulin on Governor Paterson

Here's a statement from New York State Assemblywoman Paulin: "If the governor or his senior staff was involved in any way in a domestic violence case, it is a highly inappropriate use of power, and both must be held accountable. It takes strength, trust and courage for a victim to leave an abuser. The integrity of the system is paramount to encourage victims to come forward, without fear or intimidation.  As the former Executive Director of My Sisters' Place, an agency devoted to combating domestic violence, and now as an Assembly member who has passed multiple laws designed to help victims, I find this incident intolerable. "