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--SNIP-- Since the law took effect in April, 574 accused domestic abusers in Philadelphia were ordered to hand over their weapons, but only 62 of them complied. “I’m really shocked at those figures,” said former State Rep. Marguerite C. Quinn, a Republican from Bucks County who sponsored the bill that ultimately became the domestic-violence law known as Act 79. “Is it a matter of manpower? Is it disrespect of the new law? Is it they are going out and people don’t have guns? I have a domino of questions.”

I'm currently debating someone on the issue of domestic violence in homosexual relationships. I've been pointing out that its higher than in gay relationships than it is in hetrosexual relationships. Initially I citied this article by LifesiteNews that goes into this issue where they cite the 2010 CDC report but found out looking through the comments that it was fraught with errors. https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/cdc-gay-lifestyle-fraught-with-violence As someone points out:"I am not sure why Lifesite is reporting this as if it is breaking news. The survey was done in 2010 and the CDC published a full report in January 2013. If Lifesite wants...

Supergirl star Melissa Benoist revealed she is a victim of domestic violence in a new video. “So I don’t normally do things like this but I’ve written something that I want to share,” the 31-year-old actress said in a 14-minute video posted to Instagram Wednesday. Taking a deep breath Benoist said, "I am a survivor of domestic violence, or IPV, intimate partner violence, which is something I never in my life expected I would say...” According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “intimate partner violence” (also known as domestic violence) involves physical and sexual violence, stalking or...

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s choice of words in discussing the problem of domestic violence couldn’t have been worse if he tried. When asked how he would support the #MeToo movement as president, he started by discussing that he authored the original Violence Against Women Act, arguing that “no man has a right to raise a hand to a woman in anger other than in self-defense, and that rarely ever occurs.” He said the culture needs to change and then vowed to “keep punching at it and punching it and punching at it.” After some laughter in the audience, Biden,...

Jessica Cameron, the victim of an alleged attempted murder by her ex-boyfriend, described the harrowing incident last December on the witness stand on Thursday. Cameron, 25, said on the stand that Jonathan White asked her to come to a dumpster behind the Tim Horton’s restaurant on December 17 to talk about their struggling 7-and-a-half-year relationship that was crumbling. The two had three young children together, ages five, three, and two. “He refused to acknowledge it and accept it,” she said about their relationship. The argument at the dumpster soon turned violent. “Are you going to hurt me?” Cameron said on...

BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts judge is facing a domestic assault charge after authorities say she grabbed her wife by the hair and pulled her head back during an argument. Prosecutors say Superior Court Judge Shannon Frison was released on personal recognizance after a court appearance Monday on a charge of assault and battery on a household or family member. The state court system placed her on administrative leave.

‘I thank God every day that I don‘t have his child‘: Woman whose ex-boyfriend purposefully poked a hole in a condom to get her PREGNANT and ‘lock her in‘ at age 17 shares her shocking abortion story in the wake of Alabama bill A woman has shared her distressing experience of having an abortion in the wake of Alabama lawmakers passing a bill that bans nearly all abortions, including those in rape and incest cases. Taking to , a woman named Brie, from Michigan, revealed that when she was just 17 years of age her boyfriend at the time ‘poked...

July 16 (UPI) -- Los Angeles Sparks guard Riquna Williams has been suspended 10 games without pay after a domestic violence incident, the league announced Tuesday. Williams was arrested in Pahokee, Fla., on April 29 and has been charged with two felony counts: burglary with assault or battery and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill. She is accused of breaking into her ex-girlfriend's home, attacking her car with a skateboard and striking the woman before pulling her hair out.

Nightmare in Toontown: Family fight in Disneyland ends in horror Fatima Texiwala (ftexiwala@postmedia.com) Published: Jul 09 at 7:28 p.m. What should have been the happiest place on Earth turned into a nightmare when a family brawl broke out in front of other Disneyland California parkgoers. The horrifying fight centred around a man in a red shirt rampaging the streets of Disney’s Toontown on Saturday. A viral video shows him throwing punches left and right, first at a male then at a female when she gets into the brawl. The two men continue fighting until another person intervenes. The red-shirted man...

Three Auburn police officers were shot, one killed, and an overnight manhunt for the military-veteran suspect considered armed and extremely dangerous continued Monday morning by dozens of law enforcement agencies until the suspect was caught hours later. The man arrested was found about a mile away from where the incident unfolded late Sunday night off Wire Road in south Auburn, in what started as a police response to a call of domestic disturbance. Veteran Auburn police officer William Buechner, on the force since April 2006, was killed. Auburn officers Webb Sistrunk, serving since 2011, and Evan Elliott, serving less than...

Domestic violence victims face risk of being attacked again following Cook County reforms, a Tribune investigation found. (Full). ... Cook County judges have sharply lowered bonds for people accused of violent domestic attacks and prosecutors are dropping more of these cases, placing victims at risk as potentially dangerous suspects are released from custody. ... Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle implemented the new measures with the support of State’s Attorney Kim Foxx ... Reform is being pursued at the expense of the victims. They have been left out of the conversation,” said Amanda Pyron, executive director of the Chicago Metropolitan...

The California “house of horrors” parents who abused and tortured 12 of their 13 children were sentenced to life in prison Friday with the possibility of parole after 25 years. Some of the children of the couple spoke in a packed courtroom ahead of their parents' sentencing. Judge Bernard Schwartz said the children were not allowed to be filmed or photographed by assembled members of the media at the Hall of Justice in Riverside. "Sometimes, I still have nightmares of things that have happened, like my siblings getting chained up or beaten," said one of the Turpins' sons in an...

A leading academic and cleric from World Cup host country Qatar has filmed a shocking guide on how Muslim men should beat their wives. The vile video features Abd Al-Aziz Al-Khazraj demonstrating how to "punish" a woman in accordance with Islamic law. The man used a school-age boy as part of his demonstration. In a further sick move, the sociologist used a school-age boy called Nayef to show how to deliver beatings “out of love” - so a woman can feel a “man’s strength.”(snip)

Samuel Lee Scott was released from the St. Louis Justice Center on April 9 after a nonprofit group posted his $5,000 bail in a domestic assault case. Samuel Scott Samuel Scott, of St. Louis, was charged with murder in the beating death of his wife. He attacked her the day he was bailed out of jail on a domestic violence charge by a nonprofit group, authorities say. Within hours of his release, prosecutors say, he assaulted his wife again — this time, killing her.

A New Orleans-area woman, who beat up her ex-boyfriend with his own prosthetic leg earlier this year because he tried to break up with her, was arrested last Wednesday, police said. On Feb. 11, Michelle Jackson, 58, was drinking with her now ex-boyfriend when he told her he wanted to see someone else, Capt. Jason Rivarde said. The man went to sleep without incident but awoke the next morning with an injured hand and a large cut on his head that was dripping blood, The Times-Picayune reported. Jackson, who had left before authorities arrived, allegedly told a relative she had...

I’m Arizona Congresswoman Debbie Lesko. I’m a survivor of domestic violence from my ex-husband, who I left over 25 years ago. I am voting no on the Democrats’ version of the Violence Against Women Act because it is a radical bill that I believe will actually hurt women more. This bill, under the weight of federal law, would force domestic violence shelters to take in biological males who identify as women. This could be in showers. This could be in beds. Can you think of this? We have women that are placed in shelters that have already been abused, some...

Olympia is buzzing this week after it was learned that one of Gov. Jay Inslee's appointees to the Housing Finance Commission 'omitted' (some say lied) on his application, failing to list a 2005 domestic violence conviction that gave him a year in jail. Noe Castillo Jr. was appointed to the commission last November by Inslee, but had to wait til now to be officially confirmed by the Senate Housing Stability and Affordabability Committee before it became official. According to Senate Republicans, Castillo Jr. did list a 2002 Assault -4- charge on his application, but omitted a 2005 domestic violence conviction....

Florida triple homicide victims identified, 'person of interest' released, deputies say CHULUOTA, Fla. - The victims of a triple homicide who were discovered in Chuluota, Florida, on Friday morning were identified by deputies Sunday. Deputies said Margaret Amato, 61, Chad Amato, 59, and Cody Amato, 31, were the victims of a shooting inside a home in the Pickett Downs subdivision on Sultan Circle. A person of interest – Grant Amato, 29, who was taken into investigative detention by investigators on Saturday – was released Sunday and is cooperating with the investigation, officials said. Deputies have still not released what led...

The fiancé of missing Colorado mother Kelsey Berreth was arrested and booked on murder charges in connection with her death, authorities said Friday. Patrick Frazee's arrest came nearly one month after Berreth, the mother of his 1-year-old daughter, vanished on Thanksgiving Day near Woodland Park, a city between Denver and Colorado Springs. Frazee was taken to the Teller County Jail, where he's still being held, Woodland Park Police Chief Miles De Young said Friday morning during a news conference. Authorities do not believe Berreth is alive but have not found her body, De Young said. Frazee's arrest warrant, served at...

Hi everyone. I need a bit of help. I've had a serious drinking problem for a very long time. My husband doesn't drink. But he does hit me. I guess he feels entitled to since I'm the one who causes all the problems apparently. I'm up in bed I haven't had any food for dinner. I need doesn't even want me to come down he shakes me he hits me; I'm supposed to go to rehab on Wednesday for 3 months. Not really looking forward to it. I just wondered if anyone had any advice I'm really at a loss...