Last Friday, Ocala Florida resident Melanie Reyes pointed a 9 mm handgun at her six-month-old son Jonah and pulled the trigger twice. She then turned the gun toward her own head and shot herself. Jonah was pronounced dead at … Read the rest
Archive for the ‘Domestic Violence’ Category
Domestic Violence System Failed to Protect Child From Mother
Friday, January 11th, 2013 by Robert Franklin, Esq.UK Woman Maims Boyfriend, But It’s Not Domestic Violence
Thursday, December 27th, 2012 by Robert Franklin, Esq.Rigorous social science demonstrates that claims of domestic violence are the all-purpose “out” for mothers seeking to deny custody to the fathers of their children. Here’s a piece I posted last year on some of that research. The … Read the rest
Alberta Man Acquitted of Molestation Charges; False Accuser not Charged
Monday, December 24th, 2012 by Robert Franklin, Esq.The ease with which courts – both criminal and family – are used to thwart fathers’ relationships with their children is well known. For decades, lawyers have been bewailing the fact that domestic violence restraining orders are used as … Read the rest
Maine City Councilman Flees to Avoid Domestic Violence by Wife
Sunday, December 23rd, 2012 by Robert Franklin, Esq.I’ve written many times about mere allegations of domestic violence being used to force – or attempt to force – elected office holders from office. Domestic violence establishment figures tend to assume that every allegation is true and therefore, … Read the rest
Kelli Murphy to Serve Two Life Terms in Children’s Slaying
Friday, November 30th, 2012 by Robert Franklin, Esq.Kelli Murphy was convicted Tuesday of murdering her two children, Liam age nine and Madigan, age six. The Castle Rock, Colorado woman killed her two children back on May 23, 2011 by smothering them. She then slit her wrists … Read the rest
Scottish Study: Social Workers Marginalize Fathers Even After Allegations Proven False
Monday, November 26th, 2012 by Robert Franklin, Esq.The fathers surveyed by the study done by the Scottish charity, Circle, and the University of Edinburgh reported social workers’ refusing to listen to their complaints, a readiness to believe that fathers are bad actors and continuing sanctions against … Read the rest
Scottish Study: State’s Marginalization of Fathers is Child Abuse
Sunday, November 25th, 2012 by Robert Franklin, Esq.Taking up where I left off in my last post here, the study of fathers’ experiences with social workers in child protective agencies moves on to the stories of individual fathers. Those were compiled and researchers studied agency, … Read the rest
DV Activists ‘Shocked’ by Mirkarimi Decision
Thursday, October 11th, 2012 by Robert Franklin, Esq.Just in case you didn’t believe my latest post on the Ross Mirkarimi case, check this out (San Jose Mercury News, 10/11/12). On Monday, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted to retain Sheriff Mirkarimi in office … Read the rest
Mirkarimi Keeps SF Sheriff’s Job Despite DV Establishment Demands
Thursday, October 11th, 2012 by Robert Franklin, Esq.A charge of domestic violence can mean many things beyond the factual allegations. It can mean that the man charged may no longer live in his house even if it’s his separate property. It can mean he may no … Read the rest
Welsh Men Speak Out as Victims of Domestic Violence
Wednesday, September 26th, 2012 by Robert Franklin, Esq.The men of Wales are starting to speak out about their victimization in domestic violence incidents, and the Welsh news media are taking notice. Read about it here (Wales Online, 9/23/12).
The article doesn’t get close to … Read the rest
