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Harry Reid and Domestic Violence

By bobbie wasserman, CWLC News, Domestic Violence, February 23rd, 2010

Yesterday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid argued for passing a $15 billion job stimulus because ‘violence against women has gotten out of hand.’  Reid’s comments, as noted in by Tracy Clark-Flory in Salon.com continued “Why? Men don’t have jobs. Women don’t have jobs either, but women aren’t abusive, most of the time.” He continued, “Men, when they’re out of work, tend to become abusive.”

Reid is correct, CWLC work and research, a  2004 report funded by the Department of Justice. and experience tells us that there is, unfortunately, a positive relationship between male unemployment and domestic violence against women. Is a jobs bill for men the answer? Especially a $15 billion program that, according to economists, is weak at best?

Here’s an idea – how about funding domestic violence programs…

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Katie Buckland Comments on Domestic Violence Increase During Super Bowl

By bobbie wasserman, CWLC News, Domestic Violence, February 5th, 2010

This week’s Parade Magazine debunks some Super Bowl myths.  Read the article for Katie’s comments on domestic violence.  http://www.parade.com/news/intelligence-report/archive/100207-the-truth-behind-super-bowl-myths.html

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Charlie Sheen’s Free Pass

By bobbie wasserman, CWLC News, Domestic Violence, January 5th, 2010

On 12/29/09, Linda Stasi, columnist at the New York Post (www.nypost.com) commented on Charlie Sheen’s continuing to profit from ‘bad behavior’.  Below are excerpts from the column. What are your thoughts?

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Nothing says “holiday joy” like jail for TV’s most famous men.

Late Thanksgiving night, the highest-paid (not to mention the randiest) man in all of sports got into a domestic dispute with his wife, crashed his car, got clubbed by said wife (literally) and ended up snoring on the side of the road before being hauled away, ruining Thanksgiving and the lives of his wife and Tiger cubs, not to mention his career.

 On Christmas morning, the highest-paid (even randier) actor on TV wrecked Christmas for his (legally drunk) wife Brooke Mueller and their twins by attacking said…

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Legalizing Rape

By Katie Buckland, Domestic Violence, April 17th, 2009

Just when we think that the world has hit a new low, the democratically elected government of Afghanistan has passed the “Afghan Shiite Personal Status Law”, which mandates that a wife have sex with her husband at least every 4 days and can only leave her home with his permission, except in certain specified emergencies.
Stunning.

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