Story here. Excerpt:

'The number of women dying drug-related deaths in England and Wales rose by 17% in 2008 to 853, according to the Office for National Statistics.

The number of male deaths also rose 8% compared with 2007 to 2,075 - the highest total since 2001.

The figures, which include legal and illegal drugs, also show cocaine caused 235 deaths in 2008 - up 20% from 2007.

The government said it had invested more in treatment programmes, but the Lib Dems called the rises "horrifying".'

Article here. Excerpt:

"According to the federal government and lawyers who defend driving-under-the-influence cases, the courts are witnessing a rise in drunken driving cases involving women. Over the last decade, FBI statistics say, the absolute number of women arrested for drunken driving jumped nearly 30 percent. Over the same decade, DUI arrests of men decreased by 7.5 percent.
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No surprise for Los Angeles DUI attorney Lawrence Taylor of the Law Offices of Lawrence Taylor, who wrote the book "Drunk Driving Defense". He has long seen this coming.

"This isn't something that happened in the last few months. This has been going on as a steady phenomenon for a number of years," Taylor said. The last few years in particular, he added, noting that women now account for up to 40 percent of his firm's clientele.

Story here.

'A 22-year-old Tobyhanna woman is charged with lying to police when she reported that she was raped in her home in July, police said in a release on Wednesday. According to Pocono Mountain Regional Police, the woman called 911 around 4 a.m. on July 7 and reported that an unknown man had entered her home in the Pocono Farms East community and sexually assaulted her and threatened to kill her before fleeing the scene.

After a complete investigation by police it was determined that the allegations made by the woman, Brandy E. Phy, were false. She was arrested on July 24 and charged with making false reports to law enforcement and tampering with or fabricating evidence.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'California law has long favored awarding primary custody of children to mothers over fathers. This disturbing trend only has served to undervalue the important role fathers play in their children's lives and reinforce outdated gender stereotypes that mothers are best-suited for raising children.

Until recently, state law also has granted mothers an almost limitless right to relocate with their children. Before a custodial parent can legally move to a new location with their children, they must file a move-away petition with the court. The non-custodial parent also must receive a copy of the petition and will be given a chance to contest the move. If the custodial parent does not file the request and receive permission from the court, the parent can be forced to return to California. The children also may be placed temporarily with the non-custodial parent until the court makes its decision.'

Story here. Excerpt:

'Effective immediately, Gov. Pat Quinn has just signed into law 3 Illinois Council on Responsible Fatherhood (ICRF) bills that passed both houses of the General Assembly.

"As Chairman of the ICRF, I am pleased to have co-authored these bills. I want to thank legislators from both parties who helped pass these new laws," said Attorney Jeffery Leving.

SB 1628, sponsored by Sen. Iris Martinez and in the House by Rep. Deborah Mell, accomplishes two things: It amends the Paternity Act and other Acts, to insure that both parties be informed of their right to DNA testing before an adjudication of paternity can be made either through a voluntary acknowledgment of paternity, court proceedings or an administrative law judge. It also amends the visitation interference section of the Criminal Code and sets forth that it is now a criminal offense to deny the other parent their right to parenting time or custody time. This bill creates the first laws of their kind in our nation.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'Scott Williams, Vice President of the Men’s Health Network, a non-profit organization located in Washington, D.C., says Congress must ensure that reform legislation addresses health issues that specifically affect males. Williams says his organization would prefer that the legislation include a mandate for the creation of an Office of Men’s Health within the U.S. Department of Health. This office, or task force, says Williams, would focus on promoting awareness of and early detection of medical conditions such as prostate cancer.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'Ontario's "zero tolerance" policy on domestic violence has come into question following an unusual court case involving an Orangeville-area woman who was charged with assault after joking in emails that she could solve her marital problems with a gun, if only she could get one.

Alison Shaw, 40, was forced out of her home and ordered to stay away from her three children after her estranged husband claimed to have been "frightened" by the online missive, which followed what a judge described as a "one-punch bar fight" over a month earlier in an area Legion hall.

The ruling is unusual on two fronts:

It's a twist on what men's rights groups claim divorcing fathers have been suffering for years at the hands of police and the criminal court system. And it's creating buzz in legal circles because a well-respected family law expert who helped draft Ontario's so-called "duty to report" policy 30 years ago now says it needs a review and better use of discretion.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'Forget death panels. If you're really interested in putting a stop to the public option (and some truly entertaining town hall meetings), let's talk circumcision panels.
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Now people at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (those folks who often carry themselves as if they, too, had the ear of the Lord) are mulling a national campaign to promote "universal circumcision" for all boys in the United States in an effort to reduce the spread of HIV. Additionally, as The New York Times reported this week, the CDC is thinking about expanding the campaign to target promiscuous adult heterosexual men. (Abstinence or circumcision? How quickly do you think sex becomes overrated?)
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What if the CDC, through meticulous study, were to realize that circumcision is an entirely worthless procedure? Why would "we" waste $400 a pop? Would the CDC campaign to "universally remove" the operation from hospitals? Today, incidentally, government-run Medicaid doesn't pay for the procedure in 16 states. Most private insurers, on the other hand, do.'

Story here. Excerpt:

'A devoted father who discovered that two of his three children had been fathered by another man is suing his ex-wife for compensation.

The millionaire businessman is demanding unlimited damages of more than £300,000 from his ex-wife and her new husband, including the cost of bringing up the two children he believed were his for more than a decade.

The man, who was the woman’s first husband, raised the two children as his own — with no clue that they had been fathered by his wife’s lover.

He accuses the pair of fraudulent misrepresentation and deceit, and says he has not been allowed to see the two children since 2006.'

Why doesn't anyone ask just a bit more about Jaycee's dads? The biological one, and the step-father? MisforMalevolent digs a bit more here. Excerpt:

'The story of Jaycee Lee Dugard has drawn a lot of interest lately, but for me, it draws interest for slightly different reasons. There are questions that I'd like to know the answers to, questions that probably won't be answered.

I mean, we all read the Big Media Story, like the MSN one linked above, right? 11-year-old girl is abducted, kept as sex slave by sex offender Phillip Garrido, who had two daughters by her. But other parts of the story just didn't seem to be being brought out. One minor thing - I'd like to learn more about Nancy Garrido, Phillip's wife, who assisted in the kidnapping and then the 18 years of imprisonment. Was Phillip more evil that Nancy? Probably. Probably a lot. But I'd hate for the woman who helped every step of the way to get off scot-free because she cuts a deal.

Story here. Excerpt:

'Two recent Monroe County cases of false rape reports pose the question: What evidence is necessary to charge or convict someone of a sex crime?

The victim's report alone is all, authorities said. No physical or DNA evidence is needed.
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"You're never innocent," Sundmaker said. "You're just not guilty beyond a reasonable doubt."'

Ax's take: Good news for the MR movement, but possible bad news for the reporter: he will no doubt be ostracized by the feminist-controlled media.

Story here. Excerpt:

'COLONIE - The Albany County Sheriff's Department says the popular website Craigslist has failed to live up to its promises.

Sheriff's investigators posing as johns used Craigslist to contact women who agreed to meet them at area hotels and engage in sexual acts for money.

In one case, Donald Mureness of Gloversville was arrested for prostituting his wife, Stacia Mureness. Investigators say Donald Mureness also requested to be in the room and take pictures.'

So HE was arrested for pandering. No word about whether or not SHE was charged with prostitution.

Video report here. Not to say those who skip bail are to be sympathized with, especially as it puts others on the hook for it. But I wonder, if a group of "we're men!" bondsmen ran around locking up female suspects and going out of their way to shame them for it, do you suppose it'd be so well-received by the press?

They have it pretty much set up to dissuade any men from joining their efforts unless he just wants to wash cars. Though I cannot help but think that somewhere out there, there is not a man ready to wear a pink shirt and use pink handcuffs whilst seizing wanted fugitives. It is, after all, a rough economy. But I doubt you'll see a discrimination suit brought against these sisters any time soon.

Video story here. Apparently the subject of the video got caught or admitted to being unfaithful and so his wife required him (presumably under threat of some other event, like divorce) to stand on a street corner wearing a sign saying he cheated. The commentators seem happy about it, with one of them suggesting (predictably, the male commentator) that this doesn't go far enough to punish the man.

Well, I have some thoughts. First off, marital fidelity and infidelity are private matters, or at least I feel they ought to be. Wearing a sign saying you're a cheater and standing on a street corner pretty much destroys that. It destroys it for the man's wife, too. So it is surely a sign that the man in question has some serious self-respect/boundary issues. (I imagine the man's wife does, too, albeit ones of a different nature.)

Via Jeremy S: Missed the live interview? Not to worry. Go to this link and click on the entry from the archive list entitled "Marc Rudov, the No Nonsense Man".

You will hear his interview with John Oakley this morning about the Chris Brown-Rihanna domestic violence travesty. It's a 15-minute interview and worth every second of listening. Marc has it absolutely right. It's a great, solid interview. I urge you to listen, you won't be disappointed.