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In reply to the discussion: Alan Grayson's Divorce issue. It just got sadder. There's video [View all]ScreamingMeemie
(68,918 posts)295. Wow... that's pretty sick, even if you're attempting
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Alan Grayson's Divorce issue. It just got sadder. There's video [View all]
Baitball Blogger
Mar 2014
OP
actually men get abused by women but they are too embarrasses usually to report it. and of course
roguevalley
Mar 2014
#302
It shows she hit him, right? Or are you arguing that it doesn't show why he deserved it?
lumberjack_jeff
Mar 2014
#266
There are women who take advantage of the fact that their men won't hit back
elehhhhna
Mar 2014
#305
I'm suggesting that you should take more seriously the issue of injurious violence against *women*
lumberjack_jeff
Mar 2014
#394
The video doesn't enable us to see whether he struck her prior to the seconds shown
BainsBane
Mar 2014
#398
Both men and women are capable of battery. Not every man is ipso facto guilty.
villager
Mar 2014
#231
Links to what? I posted my opinion. Maybe you should read the rest of the thread first -
RC
Mar 2014
#127
There is a Group well know for their passive aggression against anyone that does not agree with
RC
Mar 2014
#329
Your posts are the evidence on your expertise on call outs, insults, harassment, and talking crap.
RC
Mar 2014
#367
you "encourage uppity women" as long as YOU decide they have a "valid case". you know what....?
seabeyond
Mar 2014
#371
Doctored video? Tinfoil hat, or just too much to drink? The video speaks for itself
JJChambers
Mar 2014
#339
He has no right to be there without her permission, since he is no longer an occupant.
bravenak
Mar 2014
#50
All the lawyers reading this are screaming at their computers. You are so wrong!
Shrike47
Mar 2014
#150
omg you have an active imagination. I see a gal taking what looks like a drunken swing
elehhhhna
Mar 2014
#307
Last Saturday he should have called instead of showing up uninvited and this wouldn't even be
bravenak
Mar 2014
#135
He can't come and go as he pleases with the allegations of violence no matter who owns the house.
bravenak
Mar 2014
#167
You either know more to this story than I do or you are making a LOT of assumptions.
phleshdef
Mar 2014
#247
Maybe he shouldn't have even bothered being born, as to not inconvenience anyone.
phleshdef
Mar 2014
#288
Well he could have at least had the common decency to off himself as soon as he was old enough to...
phleshdef
Mar 2014
#292
I think the kids should get to have some choice of which parent they go with.
bravenak
Mar 2014
#237
Not to me, I have to actually see things before I believe them. But apparently yes, to some
sabrina 1
Mar 2014
#206
They both obviously need to learn boundaries. If she is hitting him she is not innocent in this.
liberal_at_heart
Mar 2014
#24
You and your landlord have a legally binding agreement on access to the property. Do the Graysons?
opiate69
Mar 2014
#45
Unless she had some sort of order from the court (which doesn't look like she did),
LisaL
Mar 2014
#106
If he violated an order from the court he would have been arrested. Don't you freaking think that?
LisaL
Mar 2014
#120
And my main point was that to prevent this he should have called and gotten her permission
bravenak
Mar 2014
#169
You sound just like the cops who told me the exact same thing, right in my front yard.
Ikonoklast
Mar 2014
#264
The cops arrest her? Are you serious? They assumed I was the bad guy, with zero evidence.
Ikonoklast
Mar 2014
#282
His wife assaulting him was HIS fault. Gotcha. You've said that over and over.
Ikonoklast
Mar 2014
#286
Perhaps Grayson's lawyer didn't present the full video of the event for whatever reason.
lumpy
Mar 2014
#222
You dont know that she didnt invite him over to fix the toilet. You dont know enough
rhett o rick
Mar 2014
#211
I think he isn't respecting her boundaries because I can see her in the video yelling at him
bravenak
Mar 2014
#225
I saw that the daughter said her mother was the aggressor. Haven't seen anyone mention that.
lumpy
Mar 2014
#217
this video certainly isn't helpful for her case, didn't feel compelled to point out the obvious nt
geek tragedy
Mar 2014
#251
And also because it's tragically inconvenient to the prevailing dogma.
lumberjack_jeff
Mar 2014
#272
I'm sure there are those who would love to see left leaning progressives fall, so they wouldn't have
liberal_at_heart
Mar 2014
#72
I suspect that video was filmed by one of those newfangled cell phones that take pictures.
pacalo
Mar 2014
#359
I said this before the video, I will say it now. We should wait for the investigation.
stevenleser
Mar 2014
#30
+1. My best friend went through a rather prolonged divorce, which meant I made more than a few
winter is coming
Mar 2014
#37
Oh, I have been through divorce twice. It's like a trip through the twilight zone. nt
stevenleser
Mar 2014
#276
That's what gets me. The certainty of it. I'm happy to give my impression and guess but
stevenleser
Mar 2014
#278
Depends on two things. #1 - Whether the victim would be in real danger #2 - If the victim feared
stevenleser
Mar 2014
#320
So, you hear about victims doing this all the time just like police officers then? n/t
kcr
Mar 2014
#325
I am sure you think this reductio ad absurdum response is good debate. It's not.
stevenleser
Mar 2014
#360
I am not jumping to conclusions either and that is why I have said many times, I am not sure.
stevenleser
Mar 2014
#364
Oh yeah, of course the cops arrest the daughter. Who do you think they believe first?
Ikonoklast
Mar 2014
#291
there are those of us who stand up for men too. We're just not as loud as the ones who claim all men
liberal_at_heart
Mar 2014
#67
funny that there are no DUers who "claim all men are evil" so no the Mens' Rights'
geek tragedy
Mar 2014
#147
The reason being that men are still taught to stick to traditional gender roles
Harmony Blue
Mar 2014
#366
No, it's not weird. The video has sound. It was edited over concerns that it might not be legal
LisaL
Mar 2014
#88
Do you not understand that it might not be legal to release what she was saying unless
LisaL
Mar 2014
#122
It is clear to me that this video doesn't prove anything and Could have been altered in other ways
Whisp
Mar 2014
#157
There have been instances where cops have arrested people on wire tap charges for
1monster
Mar 2014
#397
In Oregon, it's illegal to covertly record audio but you can openly video legally.
Shrike47
Mar 2014
#183
Pretty smart on his part. His wife would be wise to consider doing the same.
temporary311
Mar 2014
#99
So, this DID go down the way I hoped it did in my response to last night's thread!
Systematic Chaos
Mar 2014
#177
Divorce is a blessing! She apparently had an injunction against him for violence
Sarah Ibarruri
Mar 2014
#193
She got an order based on her assertions of violence (no proof beyond her allegation needed.)
Shrike47
Mar 2014
#257
Either way, it makes me realize how important divorce is. It might sadden some, but
Sarah Ibarruri
Mar 2014
#267
I would expect a 'battered' wife to avoid having any confrontations with her 'abuser'.
pacalo
Mar 2014
#205
He showed up, apparently. Some marriages need to end. Most marriages in fact do end. nt
Sarah Ibarruri
Mar 2014
#218
She needs to remember those are his kids, too. They are going to want to see him & vice versa.
pacalo
Mar 2014
#226
Alan, if you see this..... We've all been through it at one time or another...
Pinkflamingo
Mar 2014
#265
Alan, if you see this, why do you pander to corporations such as Sea World???
ScreamingMeemie
Mar 2014
#279