http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/domesticviolence/ en-us Sat, 4 Jul 2009 21:12:22 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2285616/posts Former Titans and Ravens QB Steve "Air" McNair was found dead last night in downtown Nashville. He was shot in the head. A female was also shot and killed. ESPN, WKRN Nahsville http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2285616/posts#comment Sat, 4 Jul 2009 21:12:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283231/posts Erin Pizzey is a genial woman with snow-white hair, cherubic cheeks, and an easy smile. It wasn't always that way. The daughter of an English diplomat, she founded the world's first shelter for battered women in 1971. To her surprise, she discovered that most of the women in her shelter were as violent as the men they had left. When Pizzey wrote a book revealing this sordid truth, she encountered a firestorm of protest. "Abusive telephone calls to my home, death threats, and bomb scares, became a way of living for me and for my family. Finally, the bomb squad... Renew America http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283231/posts#comment Wed, 1 Jul 2009 13:52:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2280884/posts Is murder becoming a divorce substitute? It seems that men murdering their spouses has become more rampant or is it just more sensationalized and followed blow by blow on news magazine shows and Larry King Live because it is so bizarre? God forbid that men murdering their partner become so commonplace it isn't news anymore. The public is shocked beyond belief but yet find the heinous acts titillating Till "Death do us Part" seems to have taken on a new meaning. One of the most notorious cases in recent history that riveted the country was the televised court proceedings of... Daily Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2280884/posts#comment Sat, 27 Jun 2009 22:05:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2277659/posts Violence Against Accurate Reporting by: Alana Goodman, June 19, 2009 At a June 10th Judiciary Committee hearing on the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), analysis of the current law was punctuated by emotional testimony from women’s advocates, many of whom had personal experience with domestic and sexual violence incidents. Gabrielle Union, a young Hollywood actress, described how she had been attacked and raped at age 19 while she was working in a shoe store. Ann Burke, president and founder of the Lindsay Ann Burke Memorial Fund, detailed her daughter’s tragic murder at the hands of her boyfriend. Collene Campbell, former... Campus Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2277659/posts#comment Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:26:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2276943/posts GLENDALE, Ariz. — An Arizona man told police he was possessed and sang Eminem songs while stabbing his family to death, MyFOXPhoenix reported. Miller told detectives he visualized his wife, Andreana Miller, as a demon, according to the station. He said just before stabbing her at 4 a.m., he sang lyrics to an Eminem song, saying, “Here comes Satan, I’m the anti-Christ, I’m going to kill you.” Miller told police that when his children woke up to their mother’s screams, he stabbed them, too. He added that he stabbed his son the most because he loved him the most, MyFOXPhoenix... Foxnews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2276943/posts#comment Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:56:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2276691/posts A Prince George's County woman fatally shot her husband in an apparent act of self-defense Saturday after he attacked her at the Capitol Heights duplex where the pair lived in separate units, according to police and neighbors. Just after 8 a.m., authorities said, police were called to the home in the 700 block of Capitol Heights Boulevard on a report of a domestic dispute. In front of the house, they found Richard Marcellous Wilson, 30, with a gunshot wound. He was taken to a hospital, where he died. Police said Wilson's wife fired the fatal shot. The circumstances of the... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2276691/posts#comment Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:55:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2272238/posts Seminole County deputy sheriffs believe three people were murdered and a fourth committed suicide inside a home in the upscale Heathrow community near Lake Mary. A cleaning lady entered the home in the 1200 block of Trentwood Court in the gated development and spotted one body, Sheriff's Capt. Dennis Lemma said. She called authorities and when deputies arrived they found the other three bodies, he said. At least one of the victims is a child, he said. Orlando Sentinel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2272238/posts#comment Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:40:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2257734/posts Video "Out of Order", a 2000 Chronicle (WCVB-TV) program, presents the injustice faced by men and fathers and the destruction caused to normal personal relationships today due to domestic abuse laws nationwide such as the MGL 209a restraining orders. Interviews of The Fatherhood Coalition leader Mark Charalambous, Harry Stewart, Dennis Watts and others. The Fatherhood Coalition http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2257734/posts#comment Mon, 25 May 2009 12:34:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2254775/posts    Mean drunk worries loss of free booze will impact relationships, uppercut.  "Most of my relations is based on powerful mixture of continuing alcohol abuse and the threat of violence, both physical and mental" said Leroy Atticus Stone, a frequent domestic abuse perpetrator. "And a little whiskey gets me in the violent mood. Without it, I lose my edge."Stone fears that Pennsylvania's pending ban on the use of Welfare money to purchase alcohol would restrict him from using his access card to purchase liquor and beer. He reasons that without a ready access to alcohol, those relationships with his... DotPenn.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2254775/posts#comment Wed, 20 May 2009 16:58:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2252661/posts Video"Out of Order", a 2000 Chronicle (WCVB-TV) program, highlights the injustice faced by men and fathers due to the MGL 209a-type restraining orders in Massachusetts. Interviews of The Fatherhood Coalition leader Mark Charalambous, Harry Stewart, Dennis Watts and others. The Fatherhood Coalition http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2252661/posts#comment Sun, 17 May 2009 15:23:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2251781/posts -- A 78-year-old Lynnwood woman is accused of beating her 84-year-old husband because she believes he cheated on her several times during their marriage. The Everett Herald reports she was arrested last month, charged Thursday with assault and remains jailed in Everett on $70,000 bail. Snohomish County prosecutors say she hit him with a bowl, pipe and carpet sweeper. He suffered broken ribs, pelvis and a wrist. One witness told police the woman admitted kicking her husband three times in the groin in the last six months because she believed he had an affair 35 years ago. The News Tribune (Tacoma WA) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2251781/posts#comment Fri, 15 May 2009 19:14:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2251384/posts 3:07 PM CDT on Thursday, May 14, 2009 By EMILY TSAO / The Dallas Morning News etsao@dallasnews.com A woman is accused of slashing her boyfriend with a fork because he took too long to answer the door, according to a Fort Worth police report. Tasha Jones, 26, was arrested Sunday on an accusation of aggravated assault with a weapon, according the report. She was being held at a Mansfield jail this morning in lieu of $20,000 bail. Fort Worth officers responded to the 8700 block of Normandale Street late Sunday evening and found 20-year-old William Lee King with cuts on... Dallas Morning News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2251384/posts#comment Fri, 15 May 2009 06:27:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2250002/posts Video: http://blip.tv/file/2067272 "Out of Order", a 2000 Chronicle (WCVB-TV) program, highlights the injustice still faced by men and fathers and the destruction caused to normal personal relationships due to the MGL 209a restraining orders. Interviews of The Fatherhood Coalition leader Mark Charalambous, Harry Stewart, Dennis Watts and others. www.fatherhoodcoalition.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2250002/posts#comment Wed, 13 May 2009 14:50:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2247965/posts A SAUDI judge has told a seminar on domestic violence that it is okay for a man to slap his wife for lavish spending, a local newspaper has reported. Jeddah judge Hamad al-Razine gave the example of overspending to buy a high-end abaya, the head-to toe black shroud Saudi women have to wear in public, as justifying a smack for one's wife, Arab News said. ”If a person gives 1,200 riyals ($423.50) to his wife and she spends 900 riyals ($317.65) to purchase an abaya from a brand shop, and if her husband slaps her on the face as a... AFP via News.com.au http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2247965/posts#comment Sun, 10 May 2009 12:31:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2248194/posts \It's an all Drew Peterson week in this week's THOUGHTS post. I'd been following this case of the Illinois cop who can't seem to keep wives from disappearing or meeting sudden deaths in dry bathtubs since November of 2007. I went back and picked a post from November 07 through April 08 about this guy. If you need a comprehensive update on this guy's story, now that he's FINALLY been arrested for the murder of ONE of his wives. Also, beloved granddaughter pic time. Weekly Fish Thoughts http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2248194/posts#comment Sun, 10 May 2009 22:17:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2246781/posts A MAN who frantically stabbed his lover as she lay over her three children to protect them has been jailed for 11 years. Bricklayer Ergun Karabay, 38, broke into Arzu Tankir's Melbourne home by smashing a window with a hammer and stabbed her nine times, piercing her lung. One of her three children, aged 10, received a minor leg wound as she lay across them to protect them, the Victorian Supreme Court heard. During the sustained knife attack on August 26 last year, Karabay, who was drunk, shouted to Mrs Tankir: "I told you I would kill you." news.com.au http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2246781/posts#comment Fri, 8 May 2009 11:00:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2245911/posts She might have earned the title 'First Lady of Fashion' with her impeccable dress sense but even Michelle Obama at times seeks inspiration from pop stars. The US First Lady was seen sporting a Rihanna inspired hairstyle at the recent celebrity-studded Time 100 gala where she was a keynote speaker. Michelle put up her hair to look as if it had been cut into a pixie crop, with a sweeping fringe, very like that of the 'Umbrella' singer, reported Daily Mail on line. The gala honours the 100 most influential people in the world chosen by the magazine for its... Hindustan Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2245911/posts#comment Thu, 7 May 2009 06:39:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2244189/posts May 5, 2009 John Bobbitt and Lorena Gallo meet 16 years after she cut off penis James Bone in New York John Wayne Bobbitt still harbours tender feelings for the wife who made him a household name by maiming him in a fit of rage. The Bobbitts, who divorced after the infamous genital mutilation on June 23, 1993, held their first reunion in 16 years on an episode of the US tabloid TV show Insider last night. “He keeps on leaving me messages or sending me Valentine’s cards or flowers, roses,” Lorena, who has reverted to her maiden name of... London Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2244189/posts#comment Tue, 5 May 2009 00:24:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2232323/posts Police and doctors hailed the survival of Tammy Sexton, 47, as miraculous after a bullet from a .38-calibre handgun struck her squarely in the forehead, passed through her skull and exited through the back of her head. She is expected to make a full recovery, while her husband shot himself dead after the attack on his wife. But law enforcement officers in Jackson County, Mississippi, were also astonished that Mrs Sexton offered them tea when they arrived at her home after the shooting. Sheriff Mike Byrd said: "When the officer got there she said, 'What's going on?' She was holding... Telegraph UK http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2232323/posts#comment Sat, 18 Apr 2009 18:02:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2231740/posts MOBILE, Ala. -- A Mississippi woman not only survived being shot in the head but made herself some tea afterward. Officials said the 47-year-old woman was still hospitalized on Friday after being wounded by her husband. He fatally shot himself. But the woman was expected to recover fully. The sheriff of Jackson County, Miss., Mike Byrd, said the woman's husband shot her early Tuesday in a home. A witness called sheriff's deputies, who arrived to find the woman talking and coherent. The sheriff said she made herself some tea and offered a deputy something to drink before being rushed to... Seattle P-I.Com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2231740/posts#comment Fri, 17 Apr 2009 20:14:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2230913/posts U.S. pop star Rihanna has agreed to perform her first concent since her boyfriend Chris Brown was arrested in February for allegedly assaulting her. E! News said Rihanna is slated to headline a May 28 concert at an as yet to be determined location in Dubai. "There will be over 25,000 tickets available," Mary Rachelle Cherpak, a spokeswoman for Dubai Tourism, told the entertainment news program. "They will be going on sale in the next couple of days. ... Normally they create a special stage in the desert for these events." Brown, 19, recently pleaded not guilty to assaulting and... UPI http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2230913/posts#comment Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:13:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2228524/posts UPDATED: 10:13 pm EDT April 13, 2009 GETTYSBURG, Pa. -- Police documents revealed new details about the death of a Gettysburg College student. More information regarding the circumstances of Emily Silverstein's killing are revealed in court documents released Monday. Court records show the 19-year-old sophomore was found in the bathtub partially covered by a shower curtain inside ex-boyfriend Kevin Schaeffer's home. Just before 7 a.m. on April 9, another woman in the house, Kelsey Simpson, called 911 and told dispatchers she needed an ambulance and police officers. Minutes after authorities arrived, records state that Schaeffer emerged from his second floor... WGAL http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2228524/posts#comment Tue, 14 Apr 2009 02:59:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2226736/posts Nurtured from an early age by her activist parents, 19-year-old Emily Silverstein was acutely aware of the troubles of the world and worked to find solutions to issues such as homelessness and women's rights. A sophomore honors student at Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania, she was poised to take the world by storm, her family said. But on Thursday morning, Silverstein was found dead in an off-campus apartment. She had been strangled and stabbed to death, allegedly by a former boyfriend, authorities said. ... From her upbringing, Silverstein was destined to become an activist, Kelly said. Her relatives were anti-war protesters... Star-Ledger http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2226736/posts#comment Sat, 11 Apr 2009 00:53:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2224333/posts The Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. - Three people in Piscataway are dead in what police are calling a murder-suicide. AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2224333/posts#comment Tue, 7 Apr 2009 20:46:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2224745/posts ... "Looking as if she’s on the edge of a meltdown, she paces, glances nervously at the display cases lined with gleaming rows of pistols and revolvers. She makes a move to exit the gun shop, then returns, as if yanked by a fishing reel." "'Excuse me, do you, do you know about guns?'" ... "'A bit.'" "'I'm terrified of guns.'" "I hold out my hands as if checking for rain." "'Sounds crazy, I know, thing is—do you think the salesmen are going to be much longer?'" "'There's tons of paperwork if you buy a gun.'" "Her eyes dart about,... Big Hollywood http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2224745/posts#comment Wed, 8 Apr 2009 11:39:28 GMT