Archive for April, 2010

The domestic violence industry loves to use over-heated rhetoric. One example is statutory definitions of domestic violence that refer to “domestic terrorism,” as if shoving your partner was a declaration of marital war.  Cherie L. Brenner of the Brenner Law Firm in California weighs in… California Penal Code Section 422 is entitled “Terrorist Threats” but... »

“Female violence,” Kelly writes, “presents both a threat to feminist theory as well as to the practice of domestic violence law.” According to feminist theory, “society is controlled by an all-encompassing patriarchal structure,” and “no aspect of male to female relations can be considered without first accepting the... »

Registrations are rolling in for the May 6-7 DV Spring Cleaning in Washington DC. It’s critical that we have as many face-to-face meetings as possible with staffers to “close the deal” on the many VAWA reforms we’re pushing for. We’re doing advance registrations to facilitate advance orientation and team-matching. If you haven’t registered yet,... »

Patricia McCormick, former resident at A Safe Place in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, filed this complaint of ethnic discrimination and retaliation by shelter staff…. As a resident at A Safe Place, a domestic violence shelter in a secure location of New Hampshire, I witnessed several incidents in what I can only interpret as ethnic discrimination... »

MOSAIC has developed a series of questions designed to assess the risk that your partner or spouse will turn violent. Even though the questions use appropriate gender pronouns, the final report does not use gender-neutral wording. The assessment is available free online at: www.mosaicmethod.com  Here’s what part of a hypothetical report looks like: MOSAIC is a computer-assisted assessment... »

Broadcast on April 12 from Australia, listen now on MP3: http://www.dadsontheair.net/storage/shows/Dads_on_the_Air_2010-04-13.mp3 . Here’s the promo… CLASS ACTION AGAINST FAMILY VIOLENCE LAWS With special guests: * Ray Escobar and * Dr. John Walsh. The slow simmering unrest amongst dispossessed parents and children is building steadily worldwide. Increasingly governments are permitting the misuse of illegal Domestic Violence... »

Following last week’s reports revealing how domestic violence laws trample on Americans’ civil rights… “Three out of four Americans are either “frustrated” or “angry” with the federal government – and nearly a third of the public views government as a “threat to their personal freedom,” according to a new survey by the non-partisan Pew... »

From Men’s Activism News Network… Saw How to Train Your Dragon recently and can say it was a great movie in many ways. A cute, heart-tugging tale, with some father-son stuff in there, too. My favorite character was the main dragon character, “Toothless”. But like any MRA, I can’t just turn it off. One... »

A Survey to Straighten Issues! … That’s What Men’s Organisations in the City are Now Looking to Conduct MANIGANDAN K R Times News Network Seeking to counter certain “exaggerated” claims made by some women’s organisations and in a bid to draw the attention of the government to the plight of men victimised by lop-sided... »

This is the final posting in the series on how domestic violence laws violate fundamental civil rights… It is estimated that some 25 million Americans have seen their fundamental civil liberties severely eroded as a result of passage of the Violence Against Women Act in 1994. To place these numbers in historical perspective, 100,000 persons... »