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Straight Talk in a Crooked World
http://www.icecubepress.com/2012-books/holding-my-hand-through-hell Who’s going to believe you? I’m a policeman, I’ll have you locked up, Roberta, and you’ll never see your children again. If you even think of leaving me, I’ll kill you and the kids, set the house on fire and get away with it. Raw, palpable honesty like a Sawzall gnawing furiously down to […]
Read More Holding My Hand Through HellTo celebrate the release of renowned domestic violence advocate Susan Murphy Milano’s biography, Holding My Hand Through Hell, Imagine Publicity has announced a virtual book tour featuring a number of writers who will share their thoughts on this tenacious woman’s memoir. To learn more about the book, and to view the schedule, please visit: http://imaginepublicity.com/2012/10/07/holding-my-hand-through-hell-virtual-book-tour/. Not only is […]
Read More HMHTH Virtual Book TourSeven years ago I was walking into work and had an abrupt “things that make you go hmm” moment when I saw this new sign. Clearly it was supposed to say “personnel,” but I had to wonder if the folks at the sign company were having a bit of fun. Soon after I pointed out […]
Read More Ya Gotta Personal Problem?!!http://www.policeforum.org/library/critical-issues-in-policing-series/De-Escalation_v5.pdf Last month the Police Executive Research Forum published a report called An Integrated Approach to De-Escalation and Minimizing Use of Force. This is part of its Critical Issues in Policing Series. Thank you to the B&G Report for bringing it to my attention. This report featured a number of comments from leaders in the […]
Read More PERF’s Use of Force ReportToday a wife beater, spouse killer, and all-around self-absorbed thug was convicted of first degree murder. Former Bolingbrook, Illinois police sergeant Drew Peterson is no longer untouchable as he faces up to 60 years in prison for killing his third wife Kathleen Savio in 2004. Supposedly Kathleen drowned in her bathtub. But after Peterson’s fourth wife, […]
Read More Drew Peterson: GuiltyA headline on KOMO News reads Prolific burglar nabs 10 years in prison: http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Prolific-burglar-nabs-10-years-in-prison-167390475.html. Here’s the article: SEATTLE — A man responsible for a string of burglaries across North Seattle and a robber in the University District was sentenced to 10 years in prison Friday. Maxfield Dare, 18, had pleaded guilty to several charges, including […]
Read More Interesting…Oh no. Not that question. Squirming in my chair, I was listening to the questions being asked of Phil, an anti-human trafficking activist with Frontline for Justice. It was Phil’s presentation, not mine, but my education and life experiences had me champing at the bit to back him on some of his answers. Who does […]
Read More Frontline for Justice‘Disgust’ over Muslim wife-beating book | Ontario | News | Toronto Sun. Barnabas Aid’s most recent newsletter brought this article in the Toronto Sun to my attention. It discusses how a Muslim book has been sold in Canada that advocates confining, controlling, and physically abusing wives. Was the author writing this straight off of the […]
Read More How To Beat Your Wifehttp://www.evawintl.org/ End Violence Against Women International has done a great job making the public aware of the FBI’s change to the definition of forcible rape. This definition is used in the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program which tracks particular kinds of crime statistics. A recent update from EVAW says that the definition now reads: […]
Read More What is Rape?On any given day, anyone with Internet access can go to websites like Behind the Blue Wall and Injustice Everywhere (now the National Police Misconduct Reporting Project) to view the latest news reports of domestic violence committed by police officers. This abuse is not only devastating to victims but damaging to the agencies and communities these […]
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