All day long I have been fuming about this and I am glad that I waited to post it. I COULD BURN

[BrotherIvan]

184. I think I'll let it stand

If a jury wants to hide it, so be it. Funny thing is, I agree with Doctor J on many political and economic issues, but the need to point out in every thread that it's not me (me me me) by many posters here as a way to dismiss the horror of such crimes against women is an attempt to minimize the very real horror and fear that women face.

Lack of empathy and callousness should not be defended. This is an issue of safety, a basic right for over half of the population. Ask any woman, and she will tell you that she worries every day for her safety in the sense that she never knows, just walking down the street, that she may have to face violence. She cannot walk alone at night or as the Danish tourist who was attacked, she cannot travel in safety. Or that she has faced violence or abuse in her life. Or that she knows numerous friends that have had to get restraining orders or pack up and leave in the middle of the night from a stalker or abusive boyfriend. I know TEN women who have literally been in fear for their lives because of domestic abuse. One was so bad, she moved across the country and told no one, not even her family because her boyfriend had tried to kill them too, and wasn't able to surface until five years later. She had to leave behind everything and relocate her children because her boyfriend went nuts. I know another who was beaten while seven months pregnant, lost her baby and almost died herself, and had to flee her country to escape her husband. These are women from all walks of life, from diverse economic and educational backgrounds.

This problem is extremely serious and basically an epidemic of violence against women. So someone's butt hurt feelings and strange paranoia that any mention of violence against women is somehow an accusation against them is just sad and pathetic. Honestly, after reading this horrific post, that's all there was to write?