In her page-turning memoir A DANCE WITH THE DEVIL: A TRUE STORY OF MARRIAGE TO A PSYCHOPATH, Barbara Bentley weaves a story of how fairy tale dreams, trust and hope collide with the crazy-making world of psychopaths and domestic violence.
Psychopath — the word evokes fear and reminds us that serial killers stalk our society. […]
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The Legacy of Domestic Violence - by Patrick Stewart
Posted in NewNewz on Nov 29th, 2009
My father was, in many ways, a man of discipline, organisation and charisma - a regimental sergeant major no less. One of the very last men to be evacuated from Dunkirk, his third stripe was chalked on to his uniform by an officer when no more senior NCOs were left alive. Parachuted into Crete and […]
“Men’s Rights” Groups Have Become Frighteningly Effective
Posted in NewNewz on Nov 14th, 2009
They’re changing custody rights and domestic violence laws. (and NOT for the better)
“The biggest concern, though, is not the wasted effort on a false issue,” writes Straton, but the encouragement given to batterers to consider themselves the victimized party. “Arming these men with warped statistics to fuel their already warped worldview is unethical, irresponsible, […]
Remove DV Perpetrator Monserrate from New York State Senate!
Posted in NewNewz on Oct 22nd, 2009
At the end of last year, New York State Senator Hiram Monserrate was caught slashing his girlfriend’s face with a piece of glass, then dragging her by her hair. The attack required 40 stitches to close the wound. This past week, Sen. Monserrate was convicted of assault. Yet he remains a member of the New […]
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The Department of Justice and the Office on Violence Against Women joins advocates, survivors , and communities around the country to observe October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. This is a moment to elevate the conversation so the majority of Americans will understand that violence against women and girls is unacceptable.
Violence against women is the […]