Anonymous User writes "A third member of the Duke Lacrosse Team has been indicted by the Grand Jury. David Evans from Bethsada, Maryland had been charged with first-degree forcible rape, sexual offense and kidnapping. Strangely, there is still no DNA evidence linking ANY of the players to the stripper. Also, if we take the stripper's original story at face value then the Grand Jury still has yet to indict 17 of the remaining players. OOPS! I forgot, she changed her story. It's really only three. But what's the difference, it's an election year."

Roy writes "Maybe you've already discovered her excellent writing, but if not, check out Iliana Mercer's web site at http://www.ilanamercer.com/.
An excerpt from worthwhile archives:

'Like a black hole, whose collapse becomes increasingly likely as its center of gravity grows heavier, women—especially feminists—risk vanishing into self-centerdness and self-preoccupation. "New feminism" embodies an oppressive and authoritarian culture of grievance and chronic offense. When it comes to longevity, the propensity for suicide, unemployment, and death or injury on the job, men, in reality, are at a considerable disadvantage...'"

Sykolojik writes "Suspended... that's it. And her name is being withheld... if the roles were reversed, the punishment wouldn't just be heavier but the offender's name would be made well known, regardless of age... as a victim/survivor of similar situations I'm too enraged to say much more..."

J Turner writes "Unfortunately, it is common to hear the lies of feminist politicians on television and radio and see them written in newspapers and in many magazines. However, it is rare to see them in well-known and respected science magazines because these publications usually have an objective screening process akin to the scientific process itself.

It should be of great concern to all of us when this screening process fails or is disabled. This is a reply to one such article in The New Scientist which states in part: "...when women kill their mates it is usually in response to the man’s controlling violence"

Is it just me or is there a rash of mothers beating up their kids' teachers these days? Well, at least she drew jail time rather than "counselling". Story here. What adds an odd twist to this case is that the assailant was herself a teacher! Excerpt:

DALLAS - A woman convicted of beating and kicking her daughter’s teacher in front of the girl’s seventh-grade class was sentenced to six months in jail Thursday.

Paulette Baines, 45, was convicted Wednesday of felony assault on a public servant. She also was fined $800 and ordered to pay $14,000 restitution to Mary Oliver.

Baines, a high school teacher, walked into Oliver’s science classroom, grabbed Oliver’s hair and dragged her across the room while punching her in the face and kicking her, Oliver testified.

So much for the "conventional wisdom" about women and violence, but then again, regular readers of MANN already know this. :)

Anonymous User writes "The petition to end IMBRA can be found on this website. So far they have over three thousand signatures. If you click on the "View Signatures" button at the bottom of the webpage you may view the comments of the signers. There are quite a few people who are angry at this new law, and they're not all men. The good news is that according to Wikipedia, 'On Feb 4, 2006, The District Court of Northern Georgia placed a restraining order preventing the enforcement of IMBRA. A trial will be held to determine its Constitutionality'. In the meantime, please sign the petition to repeal IMBRA. No man should have to go through the lengths that IMBRA specifies in order to communicate with a foreign female. By allowing this law to go unchallenged we are agreeing that every American man who intiates a romantic interest in a foreign woman is a criminal. Is this how you want men to be known?"

Marc A. writes "This UCLA Daily Bruin columnist did a pretty good piece supporting choice for men. I was impressed to see this at UCLA. It would be good to email and thank her."

Ora Pro Eis writes "I have opened a new website entitled Support Duke Lacrosse / Pray For Colin and Reade. This site is a support and prayer site for the Duke Lacrosse team and specifically for the two boys who are falsely accused of rape. Visitors can add their prayers to our "Prayer Chain", or just log on to the Message Board and post words of support for these young men. This is an excellent way to show support for these young men in the midst of the media's rush to judgment. Please visit the site today and write your words of support and your prayers. The boys very well may read the site, and I'm sure it would mean a great deal to them."

Ed. note: In particular note the presence of a message board at this site.

Anonymous User writes "A Cape Cod area high school principal is under investigation for performing criminal background checks on the male prom dates for a number of female students. While the prom dates of these females students were not actually enrolled at this school this is largely irrelevent. In essence, what we have here is a government official screening male citizens for their romantic suitablity via criminal backround checks. Admittedly, some of the male guests did have minor records but this is not the point. How long until the government requires all males to submit to a criminal backround check in order to initate a romantic relationship with a female citizen? Think it can't happen? Have we forgotten IMBRA?"

Ed. note: IMBRA is also discussed in this Wikipedia entry.

Anonymous User writes "No explanation why - but the three men in this case each get 12 years in prison while the only woman gets four.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/staffor dshire/4762481.stm"

Marc A. writes "Good article here. Excerpt:

'"It's becoming less taboo for male victims to come forward," she said, "and there certainly is a need to provide similar services to them."

There could be a legal need as well. Herma Hill Kay, a Boalt Hall law professor who specializes in anti-discrimination law, said federal court decisions and state law suggest that excluding male victims from funding may violate the law.

"Equal protection under the law sounds like a cliché," said David Woods, who claims he was denied a restraining order against his wife and mocked by police when he reported being hit. "But wouldn't it be nice for someone who never got it."'"

Anonymous User writes "Nifong must be getting desperate. The Durham police have arrested the taxi driver, Moezeldin Elmostafa, who placed Seligmann away from the crime scene the night of the alleged rape, on a 2 1/2-year-old misdemeanor warrant. Ernest Conner, a lawyer representing Seligmann, asserts that this is nothing more than an attempt to intimidate and pressure a witness who presents a rock solid alibi for the defendant.

Especially damning in this article is the following quote: "Conner said it was highly unusual for police to arrest someone for a misdemeanor more than two years after the crime. He contrasted the treatment of the taxi driver with that of Kim Roberts, the other dancer at the party. Conner said Roberts initially told police no rape occurred at the party but changed her story after she was arrested on a probation violation. District Attorney Mike Nifong later reduced Roberts' bail". Apparently, the DA in this case will stop at nothing in order to get a conviction, regardless of the facts."

This article reports that Russian president Putin has finally decided to address the crisis in health/population implosion in Russia. Guaranteed if it were Russian women's health that was in such bad shape, it would have gotten a lot more attention a lot sooner. He also seems to be stressing the idea that Russian women should just have children -- and get paid for it, no less -- over Russian men getting better health care and education. Excerpt:

MOSCOW, May 10 — President Vladimir V. Putin today directed the Russian Parliament to adopt a 10-year program to stop Russia's sharply declining population, principally by offering financial incentives and subsidies to encourage Russian women to have more children.


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Mr. Putin then warned that Russia's population has been declining by almost 700,000 people a year, and that the state must stop the decline. In 2004, for every 16 Russians who died, only 10.4 Russian babies were born, according to the most recently available official data.

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Today's news couldn't be more pointed in terms of double-standards as applied to males and females, boys and girls. This article reports a current case now splashing the headlines.

Now compare this news with the following piece in the front page of "B" section under local news in Rochester, NY as a "News Brief": Woman Faces Rape Charge. If a man had been charged in the rape a girl like this, it would be front-page news.

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Good news in Glenn Sacks' May 9, 2006 newsletter: SB1482 in California has been withdrawn! From the newsletter:

In the face of over 4,000 opposition calls, letters and faxes, California Senator Gloria Romero (D-Los Angeles) has decided to withdraw a bill which would have granted custodial parents an almost unlimited right to move children far way from their noncustodial parents. Romero pulled SB 1482 just before today's scheduled hearing on the bill.

SB 1482 would have weakened if not abrogated the California Supreme Court's 2004 LaMusga move-away decision, which affirmed that courts have the power to restrain moves which run counter to children's best interests.