"Hear the other side"

Submitted by Matt on Wed, 2008-08-13 18:20

Article here. Excerpt:

'During 21 years of practising matrimonial law, I've learned that no matter how convincing the story my client tells while sitting across the desk from me, the picture will change when I hear the other spouse's version of the same events. Sometimes the change will be slight, sometimes enormous. Occasionally I can hardly believe that both people are describing the same incidents.
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Readers, get used to this. We can expect to see many more female criminals getting off with a slap on the hand in future. Recent legal developments both in Canada and abroad have increased the scope for pleading "battered wife syndrome." And criminally inclined women, like anyone else, respond to incentives. They take advantage of opportunities. The more excuses we give them to commit crimes when the proper and rational course of action would be to walk away, the more of them will commit crimes instead of walking away.'

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The more excuses we give them to commit crimes when the proper and rational course of action would be to walk away, the more of them will commit crimes instead of walking away.'

Sometimes when debating I'll like to say that we should give men more rights along the lines of x, y, or z. Invariably some woman will rebut by saying "well that will make men more likely to do w, and we don't want w!!"

"Well of course they will. That's exactly what women have done with those rights."

Need to use emotional reasoning to get them to even look at the factual argument. They won't even listen to "women having these rights is bad" because they will protect women. Once they see the rights are bad (because it's MEN using them) only then can they listen to the fact that having said rights is a bad idea.

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Submitted by Demonspawn on Wed, 2008-08-13 19:26

Given successes of the feminist DV Industry to broaden the meaning of "battery" to the point that no physical contact is even required to allege it -- you can sure that a lot of cases of battery will happen.

A good lawyer can prove that a harsh look and an insulting remark were "battery."

In my state's DV laws, battery is defined as "an act of insulting or provocative nature."

So be careful what you say or do the next your honey asks you -- "Does this dress make me look fat?"

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Submitted by Roy on Thu, 2008-08-14 07:29