Wed-Thur News Roll-up(Sep. 19-20, 2007)

The first three articles below outline some over all good information about DV in general. They give three different perspectives into the community problems that arise from DV, even through all state different statistics. I do get discouraged that these types of articles are only written around this time of year, at least they have become more informative over the past few years. I wanted to take a break from just all the bad stuff that happens in the world and have us look a little closer at the good things going on in the movement.

The last article was very interesting to me and somewhat a breath of fresh air, so to speak, to find that there are those out there trying to relate the seriousness of abuse in LGBT relationships. Most of us never think that there is DV in the LGBT community. This article describes the differences as well as the similarities of abuse in same gender vs. different gender couples. There are still DV shelters in the US that will not take in a lesbian much less a gay man. They won't even talk to them or try to help....These shelters generally will try to blame the sexual orientation as the cause of the abuse, like they don't deserve to be helped. This is a very sore subject with me, as are the DOMA Laws. It all pretty much allows those in the LGBT community to "get away" with being abusive. I'm not saying that I believe that the abuse is any worse in one situation or another, I'm just saying that it is my belief that all human beings regardless of anything, should be treated the same if they are being abused by someone else.


Domestic violence is a public health emergency that costs billionsThe News Journal - Wilmington,DE,USAKATE McGRAW, Special to The News Journal October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Domestic violence is a power and control issue between intimate ...See all stories on this topic

Hutchison: Youngest victims are responsibility of us all San Jose Mercury News - CA, USAWe have learned a lot about the psychology of domestic violence in the past 20 years, including that it cuts across economic lines and many women are afraid ...See all stories on this topic

October is Domestic Violence Awareness MonthKPCnews.com - Kendallville,IN,USAWhat is the impact of domestic violence on our communities? One in three women is a victim of domestic violence. In 2001, women accounted for 85 percent of ...See all stories on this topic

Domestic Violence Knows No OrientationBrooklyn Downtown STAR - USABy Sherry Mazzocchi Domestic violence is an underreported crime. Victims fear retribution from the batterer or wrongly believe they are the cause of abuse. ...See all stories on this topic

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Mary
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Co-Owner, Crafty Angels--http://www.wohca.org/
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Mon-Tues News Roll-up(Sep. 17-18, 2007)

I'm still very disturbed that there are places in the US that do not already have DV "plans" but I guess it takes a weekend of violence for then to see they need one......I also still find it hard to believe that if a police officer is arrested for domestic violence and admits to it, which is why he was arrested, that he would get paid admin leave until the investigation is finished. What is there to investigate? He admitted it! Police officers are supposed to uphold the law, and I really don't think that after admitting to breaking a law he should get and type of paid time off. The last article here is VERY graphic, and I'm sorry to say that I'm shocked as well as pleased that it is! I think that in order to make others realize just how serious this issue is it needs to be very graphic in the main stream media, which is something we don't get very often. Maybe this will be an eye opening case for many throughout the US.

Now to the last two stories I've listed here, the first one I added only to make a point....the fact that this Senator is filing such a frivolous lawsuit in order to make HIS point. Which ultimately revolves around one main case, the last story listed here. A woman is supposed to get up in court and testify that she "had sex" with a man that raped her because the judge barred the words "rape", " sexual assault", "victim", and "assailant" from his court room. How on earth is a jury supposed to hear this case if the lawyers or the victim can not tell what actually happened? How do they decide what this man is guilty of, if anything, when they are hearing testimony from a victim allowed only to say "had sex"...which in and of itself in our culture implies consent? They are forcing her to LIE under oath!

All of these sorties from the past two days shows us this is just the type of attitude we are trying to hard to fight and overcome in America. We think we are so far ahead of the rest of the world and in many ways we are, but it is just this very type of thing that seems to make all other efforts seem to be for naught! However, there ARE good movements afoot, and if we all stand together as one voice we CAN make a difference!

Activists propose domestic violence plan
WFAA (subscription) - Dallas,TX,USA
By BOB GREENE / WFAA-TV After a weekend of domestic violence that included a mother and her children being stabbed to death and a mother setting her ...
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Tribal police chief arrested in domestic violence
KOLD-TV - Tucson,AZ,USA
(AP) - A police report shows the chief of the Fort Yuma Quechan tribal police was arrested on a domestic violence charge after he told an officer he hit his ...
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Warning--very graphic, may trigger!

Woman killed after two years of reported domestic violence
News-Daily.com - Jonesboro,GA,USA
Walker received an award, last week, for the work she's done in improving the county's magistrate court response to domestic violence and protective orders. ...
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Nebraska State Senator Ernie Chambers Suing God for Terroristic ...
TransWorldNews (press release), GA - 1 hour ago
Nebraska state senator Ernie Chambers has filed a lawsuit against God claiming the omnipotent and omniscient One has leveled terroristic threats against him ...
Nebraska State Senator Sues God The Associated Press
Nebraska State Senator sues God to stop plagues, terror Raw Story
State senator sues God USA Today
ShortNews.com - FOX News
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Legal Sparring in Rape Case
WOWT, NE - Sep 13, 2007
Tory Bowen, who is fighting to allow use of words like "rape" and "victim" in court, must prove to a federal judge by Tuesday that her lawsuit against a ...

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Providing DV Victims and Survivors with the hope to survive today, tomorrow, and beyond;
Mary
VP, United Angels Against Domestic Violence--http://www.uaadv.org/
Co-Owner, Crafty Angels--http://www.wohca.org/
http://www.cafepress.com/dv_awareness
http://www.cafepress.com/dv_ncmawareness

Weekend Roll-up: 9/16/07

Not sure if any of you follow much about which political figures are for helping victims and survivors of DV or not, but it is something I try to keep up with a little at least. It is always a good to know thing, regardless what state you are in. Vermonts Sen. Patrick Leahy (D) has been wroking with DV groups for several years and has written legislation and gotten it re-approved for the his state. On the other side of the US however, the problem of illegal women yelling "abuse" when they are in some cases the ones doing the abusing or threatening to to, is becoming a bigger problem each year. It goes without saying that since they are hiding behind VAWA, it makes it difficult for those that are telling the truth and really do need the help. I like what I'm seeing on the front of "well-meaning men", this is something that has been discussed and tossed around for a few years now. I believe that with men taking a stance on prevention and willing others to tell men they know as abusers that what they are doing isn't right, that some violence may actually be prevented and some abusers will never reach the level of abuse that we have started to see over the past ten years. Finally I'd like to point out DV in the religious arena. This has been such a difficult area to reach into to help women. With two high profile cases in the past year, this may open the door for more to come forward. Please read through the articles below for more information on any of these topics......

Battered women's groups get $1.5 million Boston Globe, United States - 2 hours agoIt offers legal and social services to women who have been victims of domestic violence throughout Vermont. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., wrote legislation ...Battered women's groups get $1.5 million Rutland Heraldall 4 news articles »

How Female Illegals Abuse the SystemFrontPage magazine.com, CA - Sep 14, 2007By Carey Roberts Every year thousands of Americans are victimized by a swindle known as the "immigrant abuse scam." What's amazing is this shake-down is ...

• Speaker appeals to 'well-meaning men' to end violence MLive.com, MI - Sep 15, 2007Cure the abusers of their violent behavior, he thought at the time, and the end of domestic violence couldn't be far off. But the more he worked with the ...

Prophetess' case highlights domestic violence in faith communities Atlanta Journal Constitution, USA - Sep 14, 2007By SA REID Televangelist Juanita Bynum, now the self-described "new face" of domestic violence , has vowed to use her popular ministry and new celebrity ...