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CPAC Sign Complains Domestic Violence Definition Is Ruining Families
Newsweek ^ | Feb 23, 2024 | Nick Mordowanec

Posted on 02/23/2024 11:55:19 AM PST by nickcarraway

A display seemingly complaining that the definition of domestic violence is negatively impacting nuclear families was photographed at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C.

Dubbed as the most influential gathering of conservatives both in the United States and abroad, the event concludes Saturday and features speakers including former President Donald Trump, Representatives Elise Stefanki and Jim Jordan, Senator J.D. Vance, former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, former Representative Tulsi Gabbard, MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell and more.

American Conservative Union Chairman Matt Schlapp on Wednesday defended CPAC's denial to provide media passes to "left-wing" journalists, instead forcing them to purchase tickets to the event that has reportedly experienced decreased attendance throughout its first two days.

Eric Michael Garcia, a reporter for The Independent and an MSNBC columnist, posted a photo Friday on X, formerly Twitter, taken at CPAC showing a sign decrying "Nuking the nuclear family."

The image includes multiple apparent criticisms of domestic violence and/or domestic violence-related laws, including the following verbatim statements:

Overly broad definitions of domestic violence

Restraining orders issued without evidence of abuse

False allegations

Biased arrest policies

Presumption of guilt

Ignoring the science that DV [domestic violence] is an equal opportunity problem"

Newsweek reached out to CPAC via email for comment.

"It's disheartening to see this kind of harmful disinformation about domestic violence in any venue," Esta Soler, president and founder of Futures Without Violence, told Newsweek.

Futures Without Violence is a nonprofit organization with offices in San Francisco, Washington, D.C., and Boston that is involved in community-based programs and public policy work around domestic violence.

"Put simply, none of it is true," Soler added. "We should be working together to stop domestic and sexual violence, not reinforcing tired, disproven, divisive myths that have no connection to reality.

(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: domesticviolence

1 posted on 02/23/2024 11:55:19 AM PST by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

So Newsweak has no problem with false accusations of abuse and rape, that says all you need to know.


2 posted on 02/23/2024 12:02:46 PM PST by Skwor
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To: nickcarraway

Yeah, and I agree with the sign. When a parent tries to get help for a child who is suffering from gender dysphoria, to avoid life altering sexual organ disfigurement, is accused of child endangerment over phony science, who is the real culprit? It’s not the parents of the child, it’s the government.


3 posted on 02/23/2024 12:03:24 PM PST by Robert DeLong
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To: Robert DeLong

I’m thinking this was a guy, and it was guy who fell victim to Family and Divorce Courts which are severely biased toward wives over husbands.


4 posted on 02/23/2024 12:11:00 PM PST by who_would_fardels_bear (What is left around which to circle the wagons?)
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To: nickcarraway
forcing them to purchase tickets to the event that has reportedly experienced decreased attendance throughout its first two days.

There has been barely a mention of CPAC at FR, a conservative forum, so decreased attendance isn't surprising.

5 posted on 02/23/2024 12:14:36 PM PST by Major Matt Mason (To solve the Democrat problem, the RINO problem must first be solved.)
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>> “Futures Without Violence”

Prolly operates on the similarly deceptive, Leftwing principles of:

“...only in cases of incest and rape”


6 posted on 02/23/2024 12:14:44 PM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist! )
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To: Major Matt Mason

Fox has dropped it like a hot potato.


7 posted on 02/23/2024 12:33:01 PM PST by Miami Rebel
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To: nickcarraway

They support 30 year old rape cases w/o any evidence.


8 posted on 02/23/2024 12:41:12 PM PST by bray (You can tell who the Commies fear.)
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To: nickcarraway

Overly broad definitions of domestic violence

Restraining orders issued without evidence of abuse

False allegations

Biased arrest policies

Presumption of guilt

__________

This Guy affirms the veracity if every one of these claims.

Commenting for a friend.


9 posted on 02/23/2024 12:50:24 PM PST by one guy in new jersey
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To: who_would_fardels_bear

Ding. Ding. Ding!


10 posted on 02/23/2024 12:51:06 PM PST by one guy in new jersey
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To: Miami Rebel

I’ve never heard that Fox ever mentioned it.


11 posted on 02/23/2024 1:08:36 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Ask any man whose wife has left him and wants full custody of the kids (so she and the boyfriend can move to another state) whether the definition of domestic violence is overbroad. My friends with sons are going through hell with these lying women.


12 posted on 02/23/2024 5:55:11 PM PST by Albion Wilde (Either ‘the Deep State destroys America, or we destroy the Deep State.’ --Donald Trump)
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