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Wednesday, May 21, 2008
The truth will (sometimes) set you free
On March 28, 2008, I posted a message advising readers to watch for the exoneration of Toronto City Councillor Rob Ford on domestic assault charges. To all those who took issue with my post, I'd just like to say, "I told you so." Today it happened.
The moral panic over domestic violence has reached epidemic proportions. But some judges are starting to catch on to the abuses a "zero tolerance" policy is prone to.
Not everyone who is falsely accused is so lucky. The zealots who occupy positions of power aren't willing to admit that they might have over-played their hand, or that false allegations for tactical advantage are also a serious problem. In Alberta, Val Campbell (Alberta Justice) works tirelessly to throw more men in jail who don't belong there -- or who don't belong there any more than their partners do. I doubt that she will have anything uselful to say about cases like Rob Ford's at any of her endless rounds of speeches across the province.
Posted by Grant Brown on May 21, 2008 in Current Affairs | Permalink
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Abuse is not acceptable. However, the perception is that men abuse more than women. If this is true in fact, I doubt it would be by more than a 51/49% split.
Posted by: TM | 2008-05-22 11:24:03 AM
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