The History And Politics Of Domestic Violence And Those Prone To Denial.

Imnotmrabut · 2017-12-17T14:48:27+00:00

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As the case in the High Court approached, the battle lines were set, but I was no longer powerless, or ﬁghting in a vacuum. ... the ﬁve Law Lords reluctantly found me guilty, and I returned, to Acton Magistrates’ Court for sentencing.

During this time, and responding to so much publicity, other groups had formed to take up the idea of refuge for women and children. Many comprised good, loving people, both men and women, who sincerely wanted to help, but there were also the usual faces seen around all social movements and I was wary enough to stay clear of their politics. I never saw Women’s Aid as a movement that was hostile to men, but The National Federation, which quickly formed, made it quite clear that men were the enemy. This view totally rejected our own philosophy - which cannot be encapsulated in a political theory, but which recognises that the basis of the problem is a human one: violence occurs in both men and women. That is not a politically fashionable view in certain quarters, and, indeed, for them we were outcasts from the very beginning because we had always employed male workers at our Refuge — and we also ran a, special house for the men of the problem families who sought our help.
Erin Pizzey; Jeff Shapiro (1 January 1982). *Prone to Violence.* Hamlyn Paperbacks. p. 13. ISBN 978-0-600-20551-7.

Title	The History And Politics Of Domestic Violence And Those Prone To Denial.
Author	Imnotmrabut
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Date	December 17, 2017 2:45 PM UTC (8 years ago)
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