F&F article here. Excerpt:

"One of the most pernicious injustices in the family court system is the way child support enforcement agencies manhandle underage boys, often manipulating them into signing paternity declarations as minors without parental consent or legal counsel. Thomas Rodriguez (pictured) is one of these young men.

Fathers and Families has helped introduce two paternity fraud bills in the the California legislature this year, one of which (SB 377) will address the injustices faced young men like Thomas. In Thomas’ support letter to Senator Rod Wright (D-Los Angeles), the bill’s author, he explains:

'I am writing to you in support of SB 377, because when I was 17-years-old I was victimized by the problem which the bill addresses.

Story here. Excerpt:

'A Victorian grandmother who killed her husband after he constantly demanded kinky sex has been jailed for 11 years.

Eileen Mary Creamer, 53, was the first Victorian woman to be found guilty of defensive homicide.

She bashed her husband David, possibly with a South African tribal stick, before stabbing him in the abdomen during a fight at their Moe home in February 2008.

During her Victorian Supreme Court trial, Creamer said her husband made constant demands for unusual sex that she felt she could not refuse. They included her having sex with other men in front of him.
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Justice Coghlan noted that Creamer spent the night with her lover in the days before she killed her husband.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'MINEOLA, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — It’s a controversial idea from some local lawmakers — registering domestic violence offenders, just like those convicted of sex crimes, on a state-wide database.

Their names, addresses and photos would be made public.

But would that put victims in greater danger?'

Article here. Excerpt:

'The recent saga at Yale University — regarding a complaint to the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights by a group of female Yalies that the University “has failed to eliminate a hostile sexual environment on campus” — reminds me of the brouhaha over comments made by former Harvard University president Larry Summers.

When Summers suggested the under-representation of women in the top levels of science and engineering may be due to a “different availability of aptitude at the high end,” his feminist colleagues hammered him until he resigned – even though Summers actively sought ways to encourage more women to pursue these areas of study.

That’s how feminists operate — they’re bullies. As a result, colleges and universities (along with businesses and government) are forced to spend shocking amounts of time and money pacifying this powerful group of Americans. If allegations of a hostile sexual environment on Yale’s campus come to fruition, the University stands to lose billions of dollars in federal funding.'

Article here. Excerpt:

Video here. Caption:

'Carrie Lukas talked about the wage gap that exists between men and women. In a recent op-ed, Ms. Lukas argued that while labor surveys show women earn 77% of what men earn for equal work, other data suggests that women earn, on average, as much or even more than men. She also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.'

Story here. Excerpt:

'VALPARAISO | Prosecutors opted Monday to exercise their right to charge a 16-year-old Valparaiso girl as an adult on accusations of handcuffing, confining for hours and sexually assaulting a 17-year-old boy last week.

April Kuchta, of the 300 block of Roseland Terrace, was charged with felony counts of criminal deviate conduct, criminal confinement, intimidation and sexual battery, as well as a misdemeanor battery charge.

The seriousness of the first two offenses provide the option for adult charges without the more typical waiver process, said Deputy Prosecutor Tim Haraminac.

Kuchta was transferred Monday from juvenile detention to the Porter County Jail.'

Article here.

'A woman who falsely accused three Duke lacrosse players of raping her five years ago was indicted today on a charge of first-degree murder in the stabbing death of her boyfriend, the News & Observer reports.

Crystal Mangum has been in jail since April 3, when police charged her with assaulting Reginald Daye, 46. He died Wednesday in the hospital.

In spring 2006, Mangum, who was working as a stripper for an escort service, alleged that the lacrosse players sexually assaulted her during a private party. Prosecutors determined the allegations were false, and the case was dismissed.

Last year, Mangum was convicted of setting a fire at home with her three children inside.'

Press release here. Excerpt:

'WASHINGTON / April 18, 2011 – Stop Abusive and Violent Environments (SAVE) is offering its condolences to the family and friends of Reginald Daye. “Reggie” Daye, 46, succumbed April 13 after girlfriend Crystal Mangum stabbed him in the chest with a kitchen knife. Mangum is the woman who falsely accused three Duke University lacrosse players of rape in 2006.

Daye’s nephew said the couple had been arguing over rent money. The argument got so heated that someone called police who made a visit to the apartment, but left before the stabbing incident occurred. Mangum is being held on a $300,000 bond.

“Reggie” Daye was born on November 3, 1964 in Durham, North Carolina. He was employed by Scotts Painting and Decorating Company. His hobbies included painting, fishing, and cheering on the Dallas Cowboys.'

Article here, video here. Looks like Sarah "it starts here" Palin is trying to make a go for the presidency. It's just too bad she think she needs to pander to the female ego as the means of achieving that goal. Quote (6:15-6:34):

"What we need is for you to stand up, GOP, and fight. Maybe I should ask some of the Badger women's hockey team, those champions, maybe I should ask them if we should be suggesting to GOP leaders they need to learn how to fight like a girl!"

Article here. Excerpt:

'The room for growth in college baseball is undeniable. However, the college market will not mature due to the unfortunate restrictions imposed by Title IX. Title IX was amended in 1972 to create opportunities for women in sports. There are now 15 women’s sports at UNC. It has clearly served its purpose, but it is antiquated and needs reform.

Title IX now does nothing more than squander opportunities by often forcing athletic departments to cut other sports. The financing issues raised by Title IX serve to further generate the win-at-all-costs mentality in college basketball and football by forcing profit maximization in so-called amateur athletics.

One of UNC’s top pitchers, Greg Holt, wrote to me, “I think that Title IX is something that is hindering baseball (from) becoming a potential revenue sport. If a softball player can receive a full scholarship then I feel as if a baseball (player) should be able to receive the same amount.” Holt’s reference to the scholarship allocation is easily explainable.

Article here. Excerpt:

'A survey of teachers, heads and other school staff across the UK found that 44% believed girls' behaviour had worsened in the past two years.

This compares with 43% for boys, says a survey of 859 members of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers.

But 68% of staff in the survey said boys' behaviour is more difficult.

Half of the surveyed staff thought boys' behaviour had got worse over the past five years, and 48% thought girls' behaviour was worse.
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One secondary school teacher who contributed to the study said: "Boys are more physically aggressive and usually to other pupils, with girls it is more name calling, less fighting."

For girls, most staff said bullying such as isolating another pupil from a friendship group, spreading rumours, making snide looks and comments, were the biggest problems (44%).'

Article here. Excerpt:

'Durham, N.C. — Duke University has denied all allegations made in lawsuits by dozens of former lacrosse players impacted by false rape claims.

More than three dozen players who were never indicted in a 2006 investigation accused the university of fraud, negligence, conspiracy and obstruction of justice.
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The university immediately ended the lacrosse team's season and forced the coach to resign, and investigators collected DNA samples from all of the players.
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Irving Joyner, a law professor at North Carolina Central University and a close observer of the case, said he believes third-party liability is a major part of the defense. Under that theory, Duke maintains that any wrongdoing was caused by Crystal Mangum and Nifong – two people not connected to Duke in any way.'

Story here. Excerpt:

'PALM HARBOR - A 19-year-old woman was arrested Wednesday on charges she falsely claimed her father raped her, to win a larger percentage of a sum associated with legal action they were involved in.

Brittany Joy Davis, whose permanent address is in Lake Worth, was charged with extortion. She was being held at the Pinellas County Jail on $10,000 bail.
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The plan was for her to claim her father raped her, and then, following his arrest, approach him about a larger portion of the monetary award, Nestor said. Once he agreed to her terms, the plan was for her to drop the rape allegation, Nestor said.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'It's the headline du jour whenever a horrific case emerges of a mother killing her kids, as Lashanda Armstrong did when she piled her children into her minivan and drove straight into the frigid Hudson River.

Our shock at such stories is, of course, understandable: They seem to go against everything we intuitively feel about the mother-child bond.

But mothers kill their children in this country much more often than most people would realize by simply reading the headlines; by conservative estimates it happens every few days, at least 100 times a year. Experts say more mothers than fathers kill their children under 5 years of age. And some say our reluctance as a society to believe mothers would be capable of killing their offspring is hindering our ability to recognize warning signs, intervene and prevent more tragedies.'