The_Beedle writes "Aleck J. Carpitcher, sentenced to 38 years for molesting an 11 year old girl, has lost his appeal to the Virginia Supreme Court. Carpitchers accuser recanted her testimony nine months after he was convicted in 1999. There was no physical or corroborative evidence. This appeal challenged a Virginia law prohibiting introduction of new evidence more than 21 days after conviction.
Roanoke Times Story

There was a Men's Activism story two years ago about this, before the appeal: Men's Activism Thread from 2002

And of course, it made News of the Weird this week: Fourth Bullet under 'Can't Possibly be True'"

Another example of a counter-stereotype. Won't see this story beyond local news: Woman Drowns Boyfriend's Little Dachshund and 2 women charged in dog killing

I am amazed it made it that far, really.

Anonymous User writes "Something must have gone terribly wrong with somebody . . . In Kentucky, a female worker was shot and killed after filing a sexual harassment suit against a male co-worker. She was going to testify two days later. The male co-worker, whom some said had an interest in the woman, was suspected. A female who had been in a relationship with the victim was also suspected (she had threatened the victim in retaliation for a previous threat.) However, she said she was sick in bed at the time and was not responsible for the murder. In the end, the male worker was found not guilty because proof was lacking and some witnesses were questionable. There is a timeline of articles on the case to see."

mens_issues writes "OK, so here's the reason for the prisoner abuse in Iraq: it was
women soldiers trying to fit in with the men. See this insightful
article courtesy of ABCNews.com. Notice that the article doesn't mention the inequality in the number of deaths suffered by men in the military."

An Anonymous User writes, "The Orange County Rescue Mission has an application packet which individuals can use to apply as volunteers [file is in PDF format.] (View application as HTML.) This packet has some restrictions whereby male volunteers are prohibited from holding female children. Also, male volunteers may not meet with a client when the door is closed without a female present. Notice that these restrictions are specific to the male gender. Likely, it is because abusers are usually men (or are usually thought to be men) that these restrictions exist. Protecting children from abuse is important, but how effective are restrictions like these? (Perhaps they just guard against false accusations.) Or are there better methods that minimize discrimination?" See the Read More section for additional commentary.

ReformEightyNine writes ""We, the undersigned, ask the Government to recognise the flouting of contact orders to be an act of harassment against the non-resident parent under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997. Further that contact orders be made with notice that denial of contact will be met with either non-punitive or punitive action or both." This is a genuine opportunity to lobby the UK Government and apply pressure for reform. PLEASE add your signature in support because your signature will count. Electronic petitions of 300 or more signatures are usually assured of an official Government response on the Prime Minister’s website."

mens_issues writes "The Doonesbury comic strip (by Gary Trudeau) for May 23 shows the character “Joanie” carrying a platter with a university president’s head on it. The headless man says “What’s this?” to which she replies “A good start.”

The strip's site is found here. Universal Press apologized for running the strip so soon after Nicholas Berg’s beheading in Iraq.

Why it would be OK to have published the cartoon if the beheading had not recently taken place?

Steve"

Nice work from Kate Santich of the Orlando Sentinel. Please drop her a note at ksantich@orlandosentinel.com to thank her for covering this topic.

Ray writes "Mensactivism is prominently mentioned in this article published at Men's News Daily Are We Men, Or Sheep, Or Men, Or... The author issues a call for men to supersede their natural (and learned) drive to be isolated individuals (loners/dominate males) for the sake of the greater good of all men. Men alive today are targeted as individuals in a group by various "oppressive things," but men have not learned to respond to those "oppressive things" in a concerted fashion. Men tend not to be effectively united as a group, yet they share a common bond as men affected by common "personal" issues. Is it the targeted personal shaming of each men's deepest and most private feelings by radical feminist tactics, that has left men as individuals and as a group so utterly disempowered, or do we each fall prey to our own innate drive to be more dominate than the next male? Men have many, many valid issues! Men are certainly dying to prove that, but not intentionally."

Philalethes writes "'A German inventor who developed a gadget that berates men if they try to use the toilet standing up has sold more than 1.6 million devices.' Came across this link in the weblog of Claire Wolfe, who remarks that '...this whole business of trying to get men to sit to pee has a lot more to do with feminism gone amuck than with keeping a ty-de-bowl,' and also links a great Walter Williams article I remember from a couple years back. *Sigh.* More and more I find myself feeling relieved that at age 60 I probably won't live long enough to see the worst of it."

Ray Blumhorst writes "A third teen is involved in filing a false police report that alleges sexual assault, all in a weeks time. This story talks about two of the teens, A Female Would Never Lie About Sexual Assault What makes females lie about being raped? Judging by the responses of these three, I'd say, "anything." Is it possible that females could lie about other things like domestic violence, child abuse sexual harassment, etc., where physical evidence isn't as readily available to show their lying? Only our gender feminist trained police, judges and law makers are stupid enough to believe they wouldn't."

Rand T. writes "A humorous (i.e. positive), article about the purple flour incidence,
surprisingly from the usual feminist-inclinced Guardian:

here"

frank h writes "I submit this article on the International Olympic Committee here because I think that this decision, which may well be celebrated by the feminists, may spell the end for women's sports. The nitwits that think the differences between men and women can be reduced to nurture, not nature, are going to celebrate this, but the reality is that biology plays a far larger role than the courts choose to recognize. Look for transexual females (formerly males) to compete at the highest levels in all sports, thereby ruining women's sports. This is not a good thing for men, either. On the other hand, I guess it's wise to be careful what you ask for, isn't it?"

this is not equality writes "Here is an interesting article from Canada (go figure) that should pose quite a dilemma for those hypocritical feminists. I'm not condoning this man's actions, simply pointing out the quagmire that will exist when those nutty feminists read it (i.e. We hate males, but do we want to admit that he ended a human life?? Hmmm?) article

here.

This line is the kicker...'Society cannot tolerate a male partner in a relationship unilaterally putting an end to a pregnancy.'"

dipy911 writes "In thisarticle
I was reading the costs associated with moms working I saw several problems.
1. Daycare may not be mandatory. The dad may be willing to take the kids while the mom works. The woman's mom might be willing to take the kids. She might even find a job with daycare.

2. The grocery bill doesn't have to be larger. Just bring in the same food to work that you normally eat. I do this and save quite a bit of money.

3. You do not have to pay for gifts at work. This is always optional. If you have little money, most co-workers understand your situation.

4. You don't need to spent a lot every month for clothing. I probably spend no more that $500 a year total on all my clothing. Just wear the same clothing over and over again. Now if I could just convince my office to allow my kilt, which look more professional that a lot of the skimpy outfits that women at my office wear."