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SAVE asks "How do DV Laws Contribute to Over-Criminalization?"
Submitted by Matt on Wed, 2010-11-03 01:46
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Are you aware of a growing number of conservative and liberal groups that are saying our nation’s laws are over-criminalizing America? Groups like the Heritage Foundation, ABA, ACLU, Cato Institute, National Assn. of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and others are saying we have gone way overboard in criminalizing everyday conduct, like whether you can arrest an 8-year-old boy for playing ‘cops and robbers’ at school.
In support of next week’s campaign to “Protect Victims: Stop Mandatory Arrest,” SAVE has just released a new Policy Briefing that summarizes the issue: http://www.saveservices.org/how-do-dv-laws-contribute-to-over-criminalization/. (Also see http://www.saveservices.org/how-do-we-know-that-our-approach-to-domestic-violence-has-become-over-criminalized/)
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Femnism and Crime
One of the hallmarks of feminism is its efforts to criminalize male behavior so women can use the power of the state to control men.
Some DV is clearly criminal, but the definition has become so broad that even disapproving looks can be considered DV. A law in Spain requires husbands to do half the housework (but don't require women to bring home half the bacon). Restraining orders make criminal behavior out of contacting your child.
Sexual harassment laws also make quasi-criminals out of men who flirt with women in the workplace. Of course, we know how sexual harassment works. If the nerdy guy from accounting hits on you, it's sexual harassment. If the Brad Pitt clone from programming hits on you, it's welcome sexual attention.
And of course, we throw guys in jail who lose their job and can't pay child support.
Jail is not always the best answer, but for feminists it clearly is. Why? Because feminists hate all things male. I used to think there was a better answer, but after 40 years of hearing what the F's have to say, it all comes down to one thing: they hate men.