Well a small blurb appears at UPI regarding the fact the suicide rate is 3 times the national average for white males. Just imagine the uproar if women's suicide rates were higher. The reason cited:

"Suicide experts are unable to pinpoint an exact cause for the higher rate but some believe white males lack the resilience and coping mechanisms that women and other ethnic groups have."

SO WAIT, ALL OF A SUDDEN WHITE MALES ARE WEAKER. AND HERE I BELIEVED THEM WHEN THEY TOLD ME WHITE MALES WERE THE MOST POWERFUL GROUP -- HENCE THE REASON WHY THEY OPPRESS EVERYONE...

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Ed. note: Of interest: the comments people are leaving around the story on the UPI page. Apparently, plenty of folks see through the foolishness.

A group I had never known of before, the Gender Public Advocacy Coalition, reports here about a shooting at a Farmington, Missouri high school last year related to the bullying and taunting of Joshua Minks. Minks was subjected to teasing on a regular basis because of his appearance, and one day last October brought a shotgun to school, firing it into the ceiling when he was confronted by three students (fortunately no one was physically injured). GPAC reports an interesting study by the California State Schools Coalition that "27% of students reported harassment for not being masculine or feminine enough and over half said that school was unsafe for boys who weren't as masculine as other boys."

The latest is here. Apparently, murder and fraud weren't enough; they had to kill their victims more slowly than necessary.

Does one ever hear an older male murderer referred to in press as a "murdering grandpa"?

Here’s a case to compare and contrast with the Winkler murder. Let’s see how the press, society, and the judicial system handle this. Will there be inquires about an abusive wife or of his suffering from depression that led to his actions? I think not! Will there be a rallying of support and people minimizing his responsibility? I think not! According to the hospital director, “He should commit suicide.”

Article Here

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MANN Admins received notices from the author of these two pieces, Teri Stoddard, for our information. Great pieces, both-- thanks Teri!

Prison Break-in Averted: Real Fathers For Justice Downes Free, Photos

John Murtari: Man, Son, Father... Peace-loving Activist

Use of Circumcision to Fight AIDS Epidemic Is Debated

Mutilation over education... always some excuse for MGM, isn’t there? You can be sure if it was so much as hinted at in any way that FGM in any way reduced the spread of any disease, there'd be hell to pay for whoever wrote it, true or not.

There seems to be no end to the desire among certain civilizations to see people, sometimes men, sometimes women, sexually mutilated. I wonder what the genesis of this sickness is?

E.B. Strong, executive director of Gang Out in Columbia, said he has seen increased violence among groups of young women in the Midlands. “I think young ladies are trying to prove they are just as bad as males and are attacking males,” he said.

YOUNG LADIES?! AHH, GIMMEE MORE OF THAT OL' CHIVALRY...

Story here.

I was absoltely horrified when I read this story (search on "'x'files" to see the post). I never realized how the legal system and vindictive women can so easily destroy a man's life. If there was one positive aspect, was this woman realized her mistake, and understood how she was manipulated. She is now taking action from preventing the same injustice from destroying her brother's life.

Also of interest: An Open Letter To Women In The Domestic Violence Movement

From The Toronto Star:
"Since we have women on our bench, we have nicer pictures on the walls, better food in our dining room, a cake for every judge's birthday, yoga and, recently, a piano," McLachlin said in a speech at the Canadian Bar Association's annual meeting.

On a personal level, women judges could make for "happier courts," McLachlin said yesterday.
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For at least two decades, Canada has defined merit as the ability to do the job, McLachlin said. As a result, the pool of prospective judges has widened, with more women, academics and lawyers with limited courtroom experience becoming judges, she said.

So, Chief justice Beverley McLachlin thinks that the important role that women play in the justice system is to make sure that the court houses get pretty pictures in the hallways and birthday cakes for judges; oh and a piano, can't forget the piano. BUT, she also mentions that Canada hires inexpirienced women judges [READ: INCOMPOTENT] over males (who if hired, must be even more incompotent then the females so as not to show them up) who have much greater in court experience.

The goal of the Truth and Consequences campaign is to meet with every Congressman to discuss VAWA abuse. One question that is often asked is, "What should I do if my Congressman (or senator) is known to be a strong supporter of VAWA?"

Basically you've got two options:

1. Work with the incumbent, or
2. Support the challenger.

Work with the Incumbent

If you choose to work with the VAWA supporter, you need to adjust your goals and expectations. Any progress you make will be incremental. When you meet with the staff person, highlight the good work that VAWA has done in serving DV victims. From here you have two possible strategies:

"I have nerve now, and I have self-esteem. So, my ugly came out," Alabama investigator Stan Stabler quoted Mary Winkler as saying, according to a report on the hearing published in The Jackson Sun. She referred to herself as a "moron" and an "evil woman," the newspaper reported.

My bet is that eventually the preacher will be condemned as an evil patriarchic oppressor and she will be painted as poor Ms. Wonderful who fell victim to his abuse and rightfully killed him in self-defense.

Article Here

Please sign the petition here to the government of Finland to rectify the injustices in their child custody/divorce system. The petition accepts signatures from people regardless of their nationality. The more the merrier, so please do your part.

“Men, I urge you to be more conscious about whether you are allowing yourself to be turned into being a beast of burden to pay for the expensive house, kids, and all the material “stuff” that you might well be willing to trade away for a more pleasant life.” Marty Nemko

Apparently, according to Marty, most women who start out on a career path, in the end, long to be taken-care of by a successful male breadwinner who will maintain them in a lap of luxury.

Marty’s Article Here

"Commitment" is a word that doesn't begin to cover this fellow's dedication. He has been put on a feeding tube but continues his vigil. Story here.

John, we're in your corner!