Domestic violence - The Pursuit of Harpyness

So Disturbing—For So Many Reasons...

Posted by BeckySharper in Thoughts on 07 12th, 2011 | 30 Comments

From the Associated Press newswire: GARDEN GROVE, Calif. — A Southern California woman was in custody Tuesday after authorities said she drugged her estranged husband, tied him to a bed, cut off his penis and put it through a garbage disposal. Garden Grove police Lt. Jeff Nightengale said that Catherine...

The Problem With Charlie Sheen...

Posted by BeckySharper in Thoughts on 02 28th, 2011 | 17 Comments

Oh where to begin? Charlie Sheen’s bizarre, rambly, manic, and deeply delusional interview on “Good Morning America” hit the 24-hour media cycle like an atomic bomb today. Facebook, Twitter, cable news, gossip blogs all lit up with some variation of OMFG Charlie Sheen WTF?!!1!? In recent...

Childhood Memories of Domestic Violence,...

Posted by The Harpies in Guest Post, Thoughts on 04 9th, 2010 | 21 Comments

For a very long time I did not think of myself as someone whose life had been touched by domestic violence, which is weird since my family and I lived in a shelter for battered women when I was nine years old. The disconnect between my thinking and my reality was, I believe, the product of two factors....

Judges Behaving Badly...

Posted by SarahMC in Thoughts on 03 23rd, 2010 | 18 Comments

I feel the same way about judges that I do about cops: They’re not all bad, but those positions tend to attract power-hungry assholes. Last week, Baltimore County Judge Darrell Russell married a domestic violence suspect and his alleged victim, at the suspect’s request. On the same day he...

New Depths of Inhumanity...

Posted by SarahMC in Thoughts, You Have Got To Be Fucking Kidding Me on 09 14th, 2009 | 11 Comments

Just when you thought health insurance companies couldn’t get any scummier, it appears that in nine states and the District of Columbia, insurance companies have categorized domestic violence as a “preexisting condition.” Domestic violence is a strong predictor of increased use of health...

Harpy Predicts Future: Chris Brown R...

Posted by PhDork in Thoughts on 07 21st, 2009 | 21 Comments

Flashy, but fleeting. Via spud murphy @ Flickr. My Mondays are currently such that I’m out and about a lot, away from the computer and other forms of media, but even I knew that Chris Brown had released a public apology, although I didn’t get to view it until this morning. Not only has...

The Best Deal Chris Brown Will Ever Make...

Posted by BeckySharper in Anonymous Prosecutor, Thoughts on 06 22nd, 2009 | 7 Comments

So today Chris Brown pleaded guilty to one count of assault with intent to cause great bodily injury against then-girlfriend Rihanna. According to CNN: Under terms of the agreement, Brown will serve five years of probation and must serve 180 days in jail or the equivalent — about 1,400 hours —...

Gordon Ramsay, Hypocritical Nightmare...

Posted by BeckySharper in Thoughts on 06 17th, 2009 | 7 Comments

Via Stevens Bruno @ Flickr. Gentle readers, I confess that among my guilty reality show pleasures, I occasionally enjoy “Gordon Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares,” mostly because my inner clean freak is always deeply gratified to watch Gordon go berserk on restaurant owners whose kitchens...

It’s All of a Piece...

Posted by PhDork in Thoughts on 05 11th, 2009 | 27 Comments

Put it together. Via ajgelado @ Flickr. I can’t count the number of times I’ve told my students that humans are pattern-making (and -breaking) and pattern-finding animals. A huge proportion of the accomplishments of humanity in both the sciences and the arts has to do with those skills. ...

Does Your State Make the Grade?...

Posted by SarahMC in Thoughts on 03 27th, 2009 | 14 Comments

National surveys estimate that one in three youths experiences dating abuse at some point during their teens. Yet only a handful of states have laws enabling underage victims of dating violence to obtain protection orders on equal terms with adults. Break the Cycle, an organization dedicated to ending...

I Feel Hopeless...

Posted by SarahMC in Thoughts on 03 10th, 2009 | 9 Comments

When news like this comes out, I lose the little hope I had for humanity (womanity in particular). The results of a British Home Office survey of people’s attitudes towards violence against women are disturbing. The survey was conducted in England and Wales. Between ten and 20 percent of respondents...

Anonymous Prosecutor: Chris Brown and Ri...

Posted by BeckySharper in Anonymous Prosecutor on 02 28th, 2009 | 18 Comments

This is not actually the Anonymous Prosecutor. As an Assistant District Attorney, Anonymous Prosecutor has specialized in prosecuting crimes against women, including sex crimes, domestic violence and child abuse, as well as homicide, in New York City and its suburbs. Now that Rihanna and Chris Brown...

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