tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post6216742107872773420..comments2024-02-05T03:41:13.688+01:00Comments on Mikeb302000: October is Domestic Violence Awareness MonthAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-80656241692533596052011-10-08T12:07:39.609+02:002011-10-08T12:07:39.609+02:00I agree about not taking the law into your own han...I agree about not taking the law into your own hands.<br /><br />On the other hand, this woman in NY had a very real reason to believe apparently that she was in immediate danger, possibly danger to her life, but at the very least danger of violent injury.<br /><br />Do we know she could have walked out? Or was she in fear that if she tried to leave, at any time, her husband would act violently?<br /><br />Because he was a policeman, he would know the addresses of shelters, and quite possibly have access to information that mere civilians would not have, making getting away from him a different challenge than for other abuse victims.<br /><br />from http://www.purpleberets.org/violence_police_families.html<br /><br />Domestic Violence in Police Families<br /><br />Officer Curt Lubiszewski is not an anomaly. Hundreds of women, partners of police officers, are beaten every year. Just this April, Crystal Brame was killed by her estranged husband, the police chief of Tacoma, Washington. Here are some facts on cops as batterers.<br /><br /> Domestic violence is 2 to 4 times more common in police families than in the general population. In two separate studies, 40% of police officers self-report that they have used violence against their domestic partners within the last year. In the general population, it's estimated that domestic violence occurs in about 10% of families.<br /> In a nationwide survey of 123 police departments, 45% had no specific policy for dealing with officer-involved domestic violence.<br /> In that same survey, the most common discipline imposed for a sustained allegation of domestic violence was counseling. Only 19% of departments indicated that officers would be terminated after a second sustained allegation of domestic violence.<br /> In San Diego, a national model in domestic violence prosecution, the City Attorney typically prosecutes 92% of referred domestic violence cases, but only 42% of cases where the batterer is a cop.<br /><br />or check out this site:<br />http://policedomesticviolence.com/dog gonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151618317070878675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-77146575465276516092011-10-08T11:56:00.231+02:002011-10-08T11:56:00.231+02:00Thanks for a great post Dog Gone and connecting it...Thanks for a great post Dog Gone and connecting it with that ridiculous misogynist crap that's happening in Kansas is most appropriate.<br /><br />I have to draw the line, though, at having your abuser killed or killing him yourself like the lady in NY was recently judged non guilty for. I realize it's not easy to walk out as Leslie said, and I certainly haven't walked in their shoes, but some of these cases are as bad as what the men do. You cannot take the law into your own hands.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-43579522040952946672011-10-08T03:02:06.968+02:002011-10-08T03:02:06.968+02:00Thank you for this. TN released a woman today who ...Thank you for this. TN released a woman today who has been imprisoned for 26 years for having her abusive husband killed. Until our system of justice does more to protect these women, they - out of sheer desperation - will continue to feel there are no other alternatives for them. People don't know until they've walked in their shoes. Just walking out is not always an option.Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.com