For reasons I can only guess at, it’s taken over 19 months, but finally Serenna English was indicted by a Montgomery, Alabama grand jury on one count of capital murder. Three men were indicted along with her in her … Read the rest
Archive for the ‘Domestic Violence’ Category
Serenna English Indicted for Murder in Death of Dad Who Got Joint Custody
Thursday, August 16th, 2012 by Robert Franklin, Esq.Woman Attacks Boyfriend on Subway, But Media Don’t Call It ‘Domestic Violence’
Thursday, July 19th, 2012 by Robert Franklin, Esq.Here’s a video of a woman name Lisa Alyounes attacking her boyfriend on the subway. A passenger taped the whole thing that lasts for over eight minutes. Alyounes punches, hits, slaps, kicks and spits on the man who never … Read the rest
State Child Welfare Dept. Ignores Years of Brutality to Six Children and One Man
Thursday, June 28th, 2012 by Robert Franklin, Esq.Last September, Seattle-area resident Maria Gonzales-Esquivel was arrested and charged with the starvation, torture and beating of six children in her “care.” Now the children are suing the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services for failing to … Read the rest
Middle School Kids Now Being Taught About Domestic Violence, But What?
Monday, June 25th, 2012 by Robert Franklin, Esq.According to this article, students as young as 11 are starting to get “educated” about dating violence (New York Times, 6/3/12). It’s a two-page article, and it says a lot about children in middle school, their … Read the rest
WaPo Part II: The Myth that Myths About Marriage are Myths
Friday, June 15th, 2012 by Robert Franklin, Esq.Stephanie Coontz’s article “Five Myths About Marriage” is itself full of mythology, not least her third “myth,” “divorce is harmful to women and children.” Actually, I suppose she’s right if you don’t count physical, psychological or financial harm, but … Read the rest
MN: Governor’s Veto of Shared Parenting Bill Thwarted the Will of the People
Thursday, June 7th, 2012 by Robert Franklin, Esq.In the past, I’ve written a lot about shared parenting legislation in Minnesota. But this time I’ll let the experts do it. The op-ed reprinted below is by the director of the Center for Parental Responsibility, Molly K. Olson, … Read the rest
House Republicans’ DV Bill to Compete with VAWA
Monday, April 30th, 2012 by Robert Franklin, Esq.The fight over the Violence Against Women Act is just about to get interesting. The Leahy-Crapo bill passed in the Senate last week by a vote of 69-31. Never before have there been so many dissenting votes on VAWA, and the … Read the rest
Republicans’ DV Bill Mostly Unnoticed by MSM, Dems, DV Advocates
Thursday, April 19th, 2012 by Robert Franklin, Esq.In the run-up to the U.S. Senate’s vote on the Violence Against Women Act, much has been made in the mainstream media about the fact that, for the first time ever, there was staunch opposition to the bill that … Read the rest
Japan Unlikely to Ratify Hague Convention Any Time Soon
Monday, April 16th, 2012 by Robert Franklin, Esq.Despite promising to do so, it’s beginning to look like Japan may not ratify the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction after all, at least not during the present session of the Diet. Read about … Read the rest
Outside of Family Court, False Claim of DV Considered Perjury
Sunday, April 15th, 2012 by Robert Franklin, Esq.We see false claims of domestic violence in family courts every day. For decades now, attorneys in family courts have been telling us that claims of domestic violence are routinely made to gain an advantage in custody cases. That’s … Read the rest
