I caught part of an educational channel special story on TV tonight...

[naruki_oni]

It said that the number one cause of death of pregnant women or brand new mothers was homicide by their significant others (boyfriend/husband, current or ex).

The #1 cause of death.

Fuck.

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Not just a rural thing

[routermg.livejournal.com]

Once my ex-stepfather slapped my mom, and she called the police. Do you know what the fucking bastards said when they got there? "A man has the right to do what he wants in his own home."

I heard it myself, hiding on the stairs, or I never would have believed it. This was in a small town, just large enough to be technically called a city, in upstate New York.

Fortunately Mom eventually divorced the asshole. He was always quoting the Apostle Paul to back up his misogynistic views (ah, the day when I yelled Paul was a stupid chauvinist pig! at him...a fond memory).

police practice changes.

[saminz.livejournal.com]

Here, since a year or two, an abusive male will be the one that has to leave the house/apartment. He gets a court order not to go back and/or bother his family for at least 10 days. Not much, but it can give the woman some breath and maybe encourage her to leave him in an orderly way. Before, the only option she had was to run away to a shelter (of which there are always desperately too few) with her kids. Bravo, you. I trust you to go on yelling "chauvinist pig" as often as necessary :-)!