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Susan Crawford: “[Brad Schimmel] wouldn't go to the legislature to ask for…”

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Judge Susan Crawford, for the WI State Supreme Court at the Jackson Co. WI Democrat candidate forum

Published February 15, 2025 | Video Starts at 11:38

So for the children, women primarily, who were the victims of those crimes, that's justice denied. That was because Brad Schimmel had other priorities as attorney general. You know, he [Brad Schimmel] wouldn't go to the legislature to ask for additional funding to speed up that testing of those rape kits. He did go to the legislature to ask for more lawyers to pursue a right wing legal agenda. He filed a lawsuit. (11:38–11:45)

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Asserts that Brad Schimmel did not request additional funding from the legislature to expedite rape kit testing.

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“This election is certainly going to have a big impact on our state and what kind of state we have for our kids in Wisconsin and is going to…”
Judge Susan Crawford, for the WI State Supreme Court at the Jackson Co. WI Democrat candidate forum | Uploaded February 15, 2025 | 01:05-01:24
“Somebody who has failed to prioritize public safety, most notably as attorney general, by failing to get a huge backlog of sexual assault…”
Judge Susan Crawford, for the WI State Supreme Court at the Jackson Co. WI Democrat candidate forum | Uploaded February 15, 2025 | 02:06-02:19
“People want common sense justice on our Supreme Court now. They want justices who are looking to use our laws and our Constitution to…”
Judge Susan Crawford, for the WI State Supreme Court at the Jackson Co. WI Democrat candidate forum | Uploaded February 15, 2025 | 02:37-02:51
“In two years, [Brad Schimmel] managed to get nine of [the sexual assault kits] tested out of that backlog of over 6,000.”
Judge Susan Crawford, for the WI State Supreme Court at the Jackson Co. WI Democrat candidate forum | Uploaded February 15, 2025 | 11:13-11:17
“Nine. Right. That's what you know. That is well documented fact. Nine and two years.”
Judge Susan Crawford, for the WI State Supreme Court at the Jackson Co. WI Democrat candidate forum | Uploaded February 15, 2025 | 11:15-17:05
“[Brad Schimmel] did go to the legislature to ask for more lawyers to pursue a right-wing legal agenda.”
Judge Susan Crawford, for the WI State Supreme Court at the Jackson Co. WI Democrat candidate forum | Uploaded February 15, 2025 | 11:44-11:52
“[Brad Schimmel] was one of the lead attorneys general in the country to file a lawsuit to try to overturn the Affordable Care Act.”
Judge Susan Crawford, for the WI State Supreme Court at the Jackson Co. WI Democrat candidate forum | Uploaded February 15, 2025 | 11:52-12:01
“[Brad Schimmel] has been a long-time opponent to reproductive health care rights for women.”
Judge Susan Crawford, for the WI State Supreme Court at the Jackson Co. WI Democrat candidate forum | Uploaded February 15, 2025 | 12:27-12:33
“[Brad Schimmel] was also one of the only attorneys general in the country who refused to get our state signed on to a national lawsuit to…”
Judge Susan Crawford, for the WI State Supreme Court at the Jackson Co. WI Democrat candidate forum | Uploaded February 15, 2025 | 13:25-13:37
“[Brad Schimmel] was taking more campaign contributions from pharmaceutical companies than just about any other candidate in Wisconsin has.”
Judge Susan Crawford, for the WI State Supreme Court at the Jackson Co. WI Democrat candidate forum | Uploaded February 15, 2025 | 13:49-13:58
“We have a debate scheduled. Yes, it is. March 12th, I think. March 12th. It'll be televised, public radio. Then I think it'll be on WISN 12…”
Judge Susan Crawford, for the WI State Supreme Court at the Jackson Co. WI Democrat candidate forum | Uploaded February 15, 2025 | 15:46-16:03
“The voters sent him home in 2018 largely over that issue, because he let two years go by doing nothing.”
Judge Susan Crawford, for the WI State Supreme Court at the Jackson Co. WI Democrat candidate forum | Uploaded February 15, 2025 | 17:30-17:38
“There have been cases prosecuted out of those kits, out of that backlog, you know, predators who were out there on our streets, who have…”
Judge Susan Crawford, for the WI State Supreme Court at the Jackson Co. WI Democrat candidate forum | Uploaded February 15, 2025 | 17:46-17:56
“Brad Schimmel is attacking me for cases in which I gave people several years of prison time, you know, followed by several more years of…”
Judge Susan Crawford, for the WI State Supreme Court at the Jackson Co. WI Democrat candidate forum | Uploaded February 15, 2025 | 18:39-18:57
“Meanwhile, he's out there giving light sentences, jail time or no time to people that have committed acts of domestic violence and, you…”
Judge Susan Crawford, for the WI State Supreme Court at the Jackson Co. WI Democrat candidate forum | Uploaded February 15, 2025 | 18:59-19:13
“The rules for judges are that we don't announce how we're going to decide cases.”
Judge Susan Crawford, for the WI State Supreme Court at the Jackson Co. WI Democrat candidate forum | Uploaded February 15, 2025 | 21:19-21:30
“I believe that people have a right not to be discriminated against in employment and in, you know, all other kinds of areas of the law.”
Judge Susan Crawford, for the WI State Supreme Court at the Jackson Co. WI Democrat candidate forum | Uploaded February 15, 2025 | 23:41-23:51
“The law prohibits discrimination.”
Judge Susan Crawford, for the WI State Supreme Court at the Jackson Co. WI Democrat candidate forum | Uploaded February 15, 2025 | 23:50-23:53
“I enforce all of our laws, absolutely.”
Judge Susan Crawford, for the WI State Supreme Court at the Jackson Co. WI Democrat candidate forum | Uploaded February 15, 2025 | 24:36-24:40