Can you think of a better way to express contempt for women ...

[Scuba]

...than to say you "can't afford" to prosecute domestic abuse cases nor incarcerate those currently serving time for such crimes?






Me either.


http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x2079934

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. I can't either.

But they do have the resources to go after the marijuana users.

I am so disgusted, I can hardly express it.

[Warpy]

2. This is a power struggle between city and county government

and I have a strong suspicion that city government is going to find itself out of a job in 2012.

This has been all over the boards I frequent, nursing to knitting. It's just one more outrage contributing to the sense that this country no longer works for any of us.

[FreeState]

3. That's a bit sexist - men are victims too - its not just women

(former male advocate for a domestic violence shelter here, the stigma male victims have to deal with is huge, and unfortunately often ignored). Decriminalizing domestic violence is beyond comprehension, regardless of the sex of the victims.

[Lorien]

6. Do you really think those lawmakers are considering male victims?

Nope, they don't consider women human beings, and they probably beat the ones in their lives, so that's why they are trying to decriminalize their own actions.

[seabeyond]

4. there are so many ways we show contempt for our women. nt

[Lorien]

5. But I'm sure they can afford to prosecute medical marijuana users. Crimes with victims?

Forget it if those victims don't have a penis. Victim-less "crimes" that piss off Big Pharma? We're on it!

[Peregrine Took]

7. Mysogny is much more prevalent than many women think - especially

younger women.

I can tell within a minute or so if I'm talking to a man who likes women or hates them.

It was particularly noticeable in the workplace where men often disrespect women by running roughshod over their opinions, interrupting them when they speak or constantly belittling or disagreeing with whatever they say.

[oldlib]

8. Women are Complex!

I have never been able to understand them. I guess that this is the way it should be. I have the uppermost admiration for them, it is just that I just haven't been able to interpret what they are thinking.

[seabeyond]

10. " I guess that this is the way it should be" legal for men to beat their wives....

is as it should be?

please tell me where i am misinterpreting your post

[oldlib]

13. I have never beaten a women.

I don't understand, how you would interpret it that way. With my lack of understanding, I adore them.

[seabeyond]

14. the article is about not prosecuting domestic violence. nothing to do with women being complex

you state it is as it should be. i thought you were saying, not prosecuting domestic violence is as it should be. maybe you were talking about women being complex and men not understanding is as it should be.

damn, .... you are complex and i had a tough time understanding you.

[oldlib]

16. I am sorry that we are not communicating.

I simply don't understand women, I like them, but I wont abuse them.

[seabeyond]

17. oldlib... i am glad to hear

you won't abuse women. i won't abuse women either. nor men.

[JVS]

15. The salad bar closes at 9

[Odin2005]

9. K&R

[madrchsod]

11. here in illinois we used to have a problem with women dropping complaints

now db cases can not be dropped. to fund db programs the counties add a certain amount to each fine. the state penal system also adds penalties and restrictions for those with a db conviction on their record.


some people in public life should think before they speak

[libinnyandia]

12. Righ wing attitudes

It seems so bizarre that so many rightwingers scream about the dangers of Sharia being forced on the American people, when in fact many rightwingers hold beliefs about women that they believe enshrined in Sharia law. In fact they would feel right at home in a society where laws are based on religion, just the source of the law would be the Bible, not the Koran.

[AverageJoe90]

18. Hypocrites. That's what they are. n/t

[RainDog]

19. religious conservatism in action.

I don't understand why any woman belongs to a patriarchal religious group. it's like self-hatred to support such groups.

[notadmblnd]

20. maybe it's time for abused women to get even?

[Scuba]

21. Hey, there's no consequences, right?

[notadmblnd]

22. And the abuser has to sleep sometime.

Yup, let a few abused women take revenge and see how fast the domestic abuse laws are re-instated.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

24. Women comprise 85% of domestic abuse victims

"let a few abused women take revenge and see how fast the domestic abuse laws are re-instated."<---thats right! Turn the stats around and see how fast legislators take notice....

Women accounted for 85% of the victims of intimate partner violence, men for approximately 15%.
(Bureau of Justice Statistics Crime Data Brief, Intimate Partner Violence, 1993-2001, February 2003)

[Scuba]

26. Thanks for that detail. n/t

[Enthusiast]

23. Kicked and recommended! nt

[Scuba]

25. Anything new from the local scene?