From MANN reader, Ed:

Over the last umpteen years, the VAWA Mafia has stage-managed the public discourse on domestic violence, in the process disseminating an untold number of half-truths, misrepresentations, and lies.

Just consider all the publicity that NOW president Terry O’Neil garnered the last few days over her single remark on the Tim Tebow Super Bowl ad: "I am blown away at the celebration of the violence against women in it."

So next week, it's OUR turn to speak out!

To move the Abusegate, Investigate! campaign into the public eye, we'll be doing press releases, radio interviews, a phone-a-thon, and more. We want the public to understand the extent to which federal laws have been ignored, Constitutional protections trampled upon, and families upended.

Say it loud, say it proud: "Abusegate, Investigate!"

In the meantime, we invite you to bone up on the issue by checking out 50 Domestic Violence Myths (.pdf file).

Solicitation for guests here.

"When you were a child, were you sexually abused by an adult female? The Oprah Show is looking for adults who are willing to discuss the sexual abuse they suffered at the hands of a mother, aunt, family friend or other female in your life. How did the sexual abuse start and how long did it last? When did you finally start discussing the abuse? Do you think you were "groomed" by your abuser? Are you finally willing to discuss the traumatic events of your childhood and how they affected the rest of your life? Please provide as many details as possible. Respond only if you are willing to discuss this sensitive subject on nation television."

Story here. When I was 6, I used to throw tantrums, too. And even though the principal's office scared the hell out of me, even if I had thrown a tantrum there, it wouldn't have been grounds for arrest by a police officer. What normally happened was I was taken (by force if necessary, such as picking me up) and removed from wherever I was and placed in my room. If I had done this at school my folks would be called and I'd be kept in a room until they arrived to take me home, which thankfully, never happened.

I see this story is yet further proof that parents in general are continuing to lose both legal and practical control of their kids.

As for men's (and boys') rights, well, stories like this are much more likely to elicit sympathy for the child given that she is a girl. As in other cases of excessive restraint use against children, I would say she is a victim of state abuse of police power as well.

Story here. Excerpt:

'(CNN) -- A single mother who chose taking care of her infant over deploying to Afghanistan has been discharged, the Army said in a statement.

When her unit deployed to Afghanistan in November, Alexis Hutchinson was missing from the plane. Her lawyer said she refused to go because there was no one to take care of her then 10-month-old son, Kamani, and she feared he would be placed in foster care.

But the Army contended that the young mother and now former Army specialist had plenty of time to sort out family issues and said she could face court-martial.

The issue was resolved this week, the Army said in a statement Thursday from Fort Stewart in Georgia, where Hutchinson was training.

"The soldier will not be tried by court-martial and therefore is not at risk of receiving a federal conviction," the statement said. "She is, however, reduced to the lowest enlisted rank, private, and subject to losing other military benefits from the Army and the Department of Veterans Affairs to which soldiers who serve honorably are entitled."'

Article here. Excerpt:

Story here. Excerpt:

'A British woman has been convicted of killing her lover by lacing his curry with the 'Queen of Poisons'.
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Ms Singh poisoned a leftover curry in the fridge of her lover's home in west London with aconite, known as the Queen of Poisons. It hasn't been used in England since 1882. The mother of three had sneaked into the couple's home to spike the food.

Mr Singh died hours after eating the curry, while his 21-year-old fiance, Gurjeet Choongh, fell violently ill but survived.

The couple ate the meal while they discussed their upcoming wedding, due to take place on Valentine's Day last year.
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Singh was also found guilty of causing Miss Choongh grievous bodily harm with intent but was cleared of attempted murder.'

From Ed: In our ongoing effort to expose the fraudulent and discriminatory practices of the domestic violence industry, our Abusegate campaign now has its own webpage on the website of Men’s News Daily.

To visit the Abusegate page, go to http://mensnewsdaily.com/ and then click on the picture of the little boy covering his face with his hands (this image highlights how the DV industry exploits children by separating them from their fathers). Or you can link directly to the Abusegate page: http://abusegate.mensnewsdaily.com/.

To leverage the visibility of this international awareness campaign, we invite you to post the words “Abusegate, Investigate!” on your website, and provide a link to http://abusegate.mensnewsdaily.com/.

2010 is the year that we put VAWA’s Pandora back in her box.

Article here. Excerpt:

'When Obama presented his multitrillion dollar budget, he declared with great fanfare that he was calling for a freeze in discretionary spending. Feminists immediately had a tantrum to complain that the freeze exempted funding for the military, intelligence and homeland security.

Now we learn that all feminist programs and organizations will also be exempted from the freeze. Instead, they will get what White House spokesman Kate Bedingfield admits are "significant funding increases."

Fathers & Families has written an excellent protest letter to Psychology Today.

RADAR asks that you add your signature to the letter and send it to Psychology Today. Please click here and fill out the form.

Thank you.

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Date of RADAR Release: February 10, 2010

R.A.D.A.R. – Respecting Accuracy in Domestic Abuse Reporting – is a non-profit, non-partisan organization of men and women working to improve the effectiveness of our nation's approach to solving domestic violence. http://mediaradar.org/

Article here. Excerpt:

'(CN) - A mother must spend 10 days in jail for allowing her son to use his stepfather's last name in his baseball league, the Alabama Court of Appeals ruled.

As part of her divorce decree, Lisa Preston was required to have her son use the last name of her former husband, Matthew Saab, when playing sports.
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The mother admitted that she had allowed her son to choose which last name to use. He had his first name on the back of his jersey.

The trial court found the mother guilty of five counts of criminal contempt and sentenced her to five days in jail for each count. The Alabama Court of Appeals affirmed on two counts, but reversed on the others. Preston must spend 10 days in jail -- five days each for the incorrect name on the registration and on the baseball roster, the court ruled.
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The original sentence was 25 days, but the judges reversed the ruling on the mother's contempt charges for the clothing tags, the magazine subscription, and for allegedly not allowing sufficient telephone contact with the father.'

Article here. Here:

'It is one of the world's most persistent myths: that one in 10 children are illegitimate without their legal fathers knowing that they have been cuckolded. Now scientists believe they have arrived at the real figure. One in 25.

Scientists analysed the Y chromosomes of 1,600 unrelated men with 40 surnames to test the idea that there could be a link between the Y chromosome and surnames, which are both passed on to boys down the male line.

For certain, uncommon surnames there was a clear association between the unique genetic markers carried on the Y chromosome with the surname, suggesting that many of the men sharing the same surname had a common male ancestor many centuries ago.

This also enabled the scientists to estimate the probability of illegitimacy among the men carrying the same surname and found that it came out at between 1 and 4 per cent.

Article here. Excerpt:

"Recent figures from a large-scale government study show the number of 'breadwinner wives' - women in partnerships who earn more than their men - has soared to 19 per cent, with another 25 per cent earning the same amount as their menfolk.
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Nikki Owen, 49, typifies this new breed of high-earning women.

A director of her own international personal development company, she comes from a well-off professional background and was brought up to believe there were no limits to what she could achieve.

Nikki first began dating her fiance Mark, 50, a customer services manager, when they were both in their teens.

But, she says, 'he dumped me because he was intimidated by my ambition'. Four years ago, both single again, they were reintroduced through friends.

In the intervening years, Nikki fast-tracked her way up the career ladder, ending up as head of her own firm 'with a huge house in Sevenoaks, a flash convertible Audi and a wardrobe full of designer labels'.

Story here. Excerpt:

'Politicians up in arms over school’s anti-bullying meeting that is aimed only at mothers of pupils

The decision taken by a Copenhagen school to ban fathers from a parental meeting out of respect for Muslim mothers has drawn deep divides between politicians and school leaders.

Holberg School in the city’s Bispebjerg district has scheduled a meeting for parents about the school’s anti-bullying policy this evening. But the meeting at the multi-cultural school is mothers only, and neither Danish nor immigrant fathers of pupils have been welcomed to attend.

The invitation from the school invites mothers to attend a ‘debate about bullying that includes mother talk, yummy food, coffee and cake’. They are also invited to bring their young children with them if needed, as babysitting will be provided.

School principal Søren Ellesøe told Berlingske Tidende newspaper that the school took the decision in order to reach out to a group of parents who usually don’t attend parent teacher meetings.

Story here. Excerpt:

'Nicole C. Allen wept tears of joy Monday night when she was convicted of a lesser homicide charge for causing severe burns to her three children — one of whom later died — by leaving them alone so she could buy beer.

She mouthed the words "Thank you" to a state Supreme Court jury of seven men and five women when they found her guilty of a low-level felony of criminally negligent homicide after acquitting her of a more-serious felony of second-degree manslaughter.

Allen, 22, stood and wept on the shoulder of her lawyer, Dianne C. Russell, as the verdict was announced after jurors deliberated more than 5 ½ hours.

The jury also convicted Allen of three misdemeanor counts of endangering the welfare of a child.

She faces a penalty ranging from probation to a prison term of up to 1 1/3 to four years when Justice Francis A. Affronti sentences her Feb. 23.

Had she been convicted of manslaughter, she could have received a prison term of up to five to 15 years.'

Article here. F&F covers this issue here as well. Excerpt:

'The National Organization for Women (NOW) just can’t seem to get enough of Pam and Tim Tebow. After several weeks of sweating over the likelihood of a “pro-life, anti-abortion” ad featuring the Tebows and sponsored by Focus on the Family, the president of NOW, Terry O’Neill, is claiming that the Super Bowl ad promotes domestic violence.

In the ad, Pam Tebow begins talking about the uncertainty of little Timmy’s entry into the world. Suddenly, she’s tackled by the Heisman Trophy winner and thrown off-screen. She immediately bounces back up and scolds her son, saying, “Timmy! I’m trying to tell our story here!”

So while the ad was meant to discourage women from having abortions, O’Neill – according to the Los Angeles Times – saw a much more dangerous message being promoted: