Oregon Attorney General Wants to Make Strangulation a Felony
 
March 20, 2011
The Associated Press

MEDFORD, Ore. — Domestic violence experts and Oregon State Attorney General John Kroger want to make strangulation a felony act in Oregon.

The Mail Tribune newspaper reports that strangulations are currently misdemeanor crimes. Kroger says the Oregon law should recognized strangulation as a serious crime.

He is asking the public to support House Bill 2940, which he helped write.

Experts say strangulation is often used by abusers in domestic violence and sexual assaults as a form of control. They note studies showing that victims who are strangled are more likely to end up killed by their partners.