Author Jenna McLaughlan writes for Mother Jones: “”In the military, your rapists’ boss decides whether or not a sexual-assault allegation is investigated,” Christensen says. “This puts commanders in an impossible position.””
Author Mary Anne Franks writes for The Huffington Post: “A person can presume that a stranger breaking into his house means him harm, and can thus use deadly force against the stranger. A domestic violence victim cannot presume that the person who has been beating her or has threatened to kill her — even a person against whom she has obtained a protective order — means her harm if he enters their home, and she cannot use deadly force against him until the moment he attacks her.”
Author Tyler Kingkade writes for The Huffington Post: “Sexual assault victim advocates who are pushing against a mandatory reporting bill in Virginia are paying closer attention to a “promising” new third-party reporting system called Callisto, which would let victims choose when their report of sexual assault is submitted and who receives it.”
After over four years of legal battles, Marissa Alexander was finally released from jail last week. For those of you who haven’t been following Marissa’s story, the Florida mother of three was arrested in 2010 on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after defending herself from her estranged husband, with whom she had Read more …
Roger Goodell’s response to the crisis of domestic violence has been inadequate and incompetent from the start. Team owners need to ask themselves if they really want to start the next season with the same failed leadership. The NFL will remain under a cloud of doubt and mistrust unless Roger Goodell steps down.
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