Domestic Violence

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Australia: Aboriginal women sentenced to jail for being victims of domestic violence

Posted by Craig Hill ⋅ May 6, 2013 ⋅ 5 Comments

Aboriginal women who are victims of violent domestic clashes have been sentenced to jail in regional NSW after retreating from their claims against their abuser – a trend that has sparked calls for an urgent review of police handling of false accusation cases. The Weekend Australian has uncovered 20 cases in which 19 indigenous women … Continue reading →

Woman Beats Up Fiance At Prenup Party

Posted by Craig Hill ⋅ August 15, 2008 ⋅ 4 Comments

A Poulsbo woman was jailed after being accused of beating up her fiance at their prenuptial party. Kitsap County sheriff’s deputies said the woman’s 12-year-old son told her he saw her fiance kissing one of her women friends early Thursday morning. Deputies said the woman, 31, gave her friends the boot, told her fiance to … Continue reading →

Equity

Posted by Craig Hill ⋅ August 9, 2005 ⋅ 7 Comments

The policeman, and prisoner, both stand in the court; Both equal, in the eyes of the law. It was just yesterday, that these two had fought, But now they’re equal, in the eyes of the law. The black man, they say, raped a white girl; All equal in the eyes of the law. Now, as … Continue reading →