Roseville woman is in jail for dousing her boyfriend with nail polish remover and igniting him: Two words not in the report "domestic violence"

Fatalistic · 2011-01-07T12:51:06+00:00

Should be attempted murder. Set him on fire and then chased him with a knife.

FUCKING_AGRESSIVE · 2011-01-07T15:46:08+00:00

Fucking BULLSHIT

Not condoning hitting women under normal circumstances, but for fucks sake, if she covers you in something flammable and comes at you with a lighter, all bets are off.

Punch her to the floor, and keep hitting her till she drops the lighter. Then probably hit her more to be honest.

DougDante · 2011-01-07T22:17:19+00:00

Please join me in asking this reporter to accurately portray domestic violence:

TO:

[email protected]

SUBJECT:

Please use the term "Domestic Violence" when covering domestic violence

BODY:

Kimberly Craig, WXYZ-TV http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/about_us/staff/kimberly-craig

Miss Craig,

Thank you for your report "Roseville woman is in jail for dousing her boyfriend with nail polish remover and igniting him"

http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/news/region/macomb_county/upset-over-her-boyfriend%27s-drinking%2C-a-roseville-woman-goes-to-extremes-to-get-him-out-of-their-home

However, your report sadly omits the critical term "Domestic violence" when it is clearly appropriate.

The Michigan State Police explain:

"Under Michigan law, a person has a domestic relationship if any of the following apply: · Spouse or former spouse · Dating relationship or former dating relationship · Child in common · Resident or former resident of the same household"

http://www.michigan.gov/msp/0,1607,7-123-1589_1711_4577---,00.html

Unfortunately, there is a history of reporters in Michigan who have failed to recognized female on male domestic violence as domestic violence.

This media bias can have direct negative consequences on the victims of domestic violence. For instance, your report states: "The couple's two children, ages 10 and 6, are now in protective custody. The man is expected to recover.".

If Golly's boyfriend is a victim of domestic violence, he will generally be more easily able to get his children back from the State of Michigan, He will also qualify for free legal aid available to DV victims.

Too many male DV victims are being turned away by state agencies which are supposed to help them.

It's important that the media set the correct tone to promote the interests of justice so that DV victims like Golly's boyfriend get the services that we taxpayers pay for, and which they deserve.

9mackenzie · 2011-01-07T15:13:11+00:00

Domestic violence charges usually get less jail time than assault, they will try to have her do more jail time. So, no, they aren't being sexist.

Unenjoyed · 2011-01-07T18:36:34+00:00

Those two kids are going to have a lot of shit to deal with.

MariaAntonia · 2011-01-07T23:29:32+00:00

I thought that domestic violence is a label that carries stronger sanctions. Non-bailable, instant arrest. Even for minor things.

A little slap, alleged, unproven, already gets you into jail instantly.

And yes, the statistics. Screws up the statistics. If a man offends a women, screams at a woman, shoves her lightly ===> domestic violence

Women set man on fire, chases him with knife ==> not domestic violence

auntylucy · 2011-01-07T15:51:22+00:00

Words that were included in the article:

chasing him with a knife

assault with the intent to do great bodily harm

set him on fire

It's made clear that she was arrested and will be charged for doing some very bad things, so I'm curious why the words "domestic violence" matter to you.

rantgrrl · 2011-01-07T14:22:43+00:00

Data not included in the report also, the amount of damage done. "He's expected to recover." That's all.

Title	Roseville woman is in jail for dousing her boyfriend with nail polish remover and igniting him: Two words not in the report "domestic violence"
Author	DougDante
Upvotes	98
Comments	31
Date	January 7, 2011 12:26 PM UTC (15 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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