more than a band-aid solution.
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/01062006/2/xhealth-75-cent-women-shelters-risk-murdered-study.html
What the study authors are suggesting will do nothing to protect women/or men from the abusive partner. Instead of telling governments they need to fix the legal system so that those who abuse are dealt with as criminals, they are saying "give us more money for social housing, job assistance, etc.
It's fine to put an abuse victim into a new house, but short of a legal name change, abusers can and do still find their victims, with tragic results. And let's face it, if abusers are having difficulty locating their victims, there are private eyes who can do it for them.
No, IMHO the only solution is to treat abusers like criminals (toughen penalties and enforcement procedures). Then as soon as an abuser is charged, issue an automatic restraining order with a copy to the local police department. Then if the order is not enforced, charge the police officers with aiding and abetting a known criminal.
Mind you, there are ways around a restraining order and the abuser doesn't have to be directly involved. Guaranteed, there are sleazy private eyes who know people who will take care of things while the abuser sets up a perfect alibi. The case that comes to mind is not O.J. Simpson, but of a provincial politician here in Canada, Colin Thatcher.
He was convicted of murdering his ex-wife Joanne Wilson, and is just now getting full parole. The case was built on circumstanial evidence, and Thatcher, who still maintains his innocence, claimed he was having dinner out of town when the murder took place. Maybe he was and maybe he wasn't, but I do know this. He and his family were wealthy enough, they could have hired someone to do the deed.
Even restraining orders aren't perfect, that's why anyone accused of abuse, needs to be locked up until their trial. Stop victimizing the victims of abuse, by slapping abusers on the wrist and saying "that was naughty, don't do it again."
More to come
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Well in a way I agree with you but now days women are also very dishonest, I particularly know a lot of women that abuse the system. they disguise themselves as sheeps but they are wolves, they live with a men long enough to have rights to everything he has work for and then suddenly leave the man, they make up a bogus argument divorce him and leave with 3/4 of his whole life assets(also keep the kids). Then furthermore they try to manipulate the kids trying to make the father look bad at all times. You have to excuse me! But that is not an honest person. I think the court needs to change a lot of things especially concerning divorces, I don’t see any difference between a woman and a man emotionally, physically there is but I think the court is wrong about treating most cases based on ancient times standards. Now day’s women work and earn as much as any man. Like you girls say "we have the right to be treated the same" well I guess you can also do everything we do, including all the hard work around the house. you know I would love to trade the typical women role, I would love to stay home take care of the house and kids while my wife is working to put food on the table and pay for everything like most of us do. I even cook millions times better than any women I’ve known.
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