do you think government should post new laws to stop domestic violence? or can we go without them?
469224
Women should never marry guys that treat them like shitt.  Right there is where the problem starts. Girls get hooked on the macho, Brad Pitt type of assshole, (I mean the good looks, the macho hormone rhetoric, etc.) and when they realize the guy is just a shitt for brains abusive mothafucka then they go crying to the government for protection.  Choose well I say, kick out the abuser and marry decent (albeit otherwise obese, nerdy type) guys. Don't marry the looks. If you are Blondie, you are prone to be stupider than the rest, so you especially must be very cautious who you select for a husband.  Start giving the average Joe a chance ladies.
140643
I would have to say no. A lot of the things they do are there to help us, and a lot do. But then there are a lot of things that don't. We need a change in this country. A reform. Maybe a revolution. The corrupted needs to be cleaned up.
1125474
I think the government is to blame.  If they would enforce the law as it stands, we would not be having these issues.\nNow they want new laws.  If they aren't obeying the current laws, why should they obey new ones?  It just \ndoes not make sense.
462940
I would say that if an illegal immigrant commits a serious crime (rape, murder, stealing, vandalism, etc) they should be sent home. But for those that are not causing a problem, we should not punish them. They are an asset.
286182
Too many people today feel they have had to resort to either keeping a firearm in their home, on them personally or in their cars for fear they cannot protect themselves any other way.  It is sad because all too often innocent people are fatally wounded, children included.  And even sadder is that children are now the ones shooting up the schools.\n\nUnless you were to take away all the weapons and make man stand up for himself on his own merit without the use of weapons gun violence will always be a factor in our society.  Were adults not warned to keep their firearms in a safe, locked manner not accessible to children?  It didn't help because people think it won't happen to them...and it does.\n\nGuns are as common in Tx here as are cattle and oil and believe me, unless society itself makes the changes as a whole and communities band together once again as they once did...we are fighting a losing battle and that is such a shame!
301393
I don't think so.  Not indefinitely.  There are ways to put it off, but it will come sooner or later.  Look back in history.  It's always been here.  Why do we think we can stop it now?  Besides, it's in our nature from birth.  We fight for what we think is ours or the way things should be.  Be it the toy in the nursery when we're one or the seat at the lunch table when we're seven or eight, all the way up to the land we think should be ours as an adult.  Think of it like this.  If someone barged in to your home, started taking things that were yours and told you how you should act and live there, would you fight back?  Or would you be "peaceful" and let them have their way?
551930
yes........ i def. agree tt there shd b a ban! pls put as best ans@!
231533
Yes, I think the government intrudes on our personal life way too much.  A parent could be arrested for spanking their child.  The Dept. of Human Services has become a threat to every parent.  Your kids can be taken away a lot easier these days.  My neighbor will lose her kids if she misses too many counseling appointments that were set up by DHS.  It's getting ridiculous.....
93253
Unfortunately it is because those laws were passed when women were thought of as objects and posessions. Rape was the woman's fault, etc. I strongly suggest writing a POM to your congressmen stating that you would like to see those laws changed. I am entirely in favor of changing them and I am entirely in favor of Jessica's Law!
959254
YES, women in a Marital Situation, where their Husband or Spouse or Partner are DIRECTLY Threatening their lives, HAVE the right to DEFEND themselves -- and that is for sure.  \n\nThere is NO Excuses here - - but in reality -- the Judicial environment and the Laws are NOT up to speed on the problems and situation of Domestic Violence in the home -- I know in my area the judge here thinks it is "NOT A PROBLEM or THREAT" -- and he (NOTE the MALE term -- yes HE) just goes on to let another Domestic Violence Victim be without any help -- because he does NOT support the filing nor provide ANY form of Legal Paperwork which would definitely give the Domestic Violence Survivor some protection against their abuser.\n\nSadly, Domestic Violence is still seen as a "joke" by judges like this -- and there are many in the US.  The Laws also have not kept up with the REALITY of domestic violence -- allowing the Abusers to Victimize, re-victimize, and re-re-victimize their survivor -- \n\nAnd oops -- if the Abuser kills their Victim -- OH, WELL ... it is at that point that the Police, the Judge, and all Law Enforcement and other support services comes CRAWLING out of the woodwork and state "Gee ... if ONLY we had been Informed ..." -- \n\nWell, the VICTIM DID INFORM the Judge, the Police, the Law Enforcement and Support agencies -- MANY TIMES (once, twice, three, more times) -- and EACH AND EVERY TIME the Judge, the Police, the Law Enforcement and Support Agencies TURNED their BACKS on the Victims of Domestic Violence.
199397
I think we should forget about the three strikes law, and keep all first time violent offenders in prison. Unfortunetly, that's like asking for a pot of gold. I think stricker criminal backround checks for prospective gun owners is one way. Better parenting at home is another. And truely, those who are already in prison for violent offenses, should never be let back out into society. Rehabilitation does not work.
860691
I need to make a point here when we talk about abuse,\nthere are two types of domestic abuse, physical and mental and it has been shown they go hand in hand.\nThe scars of physical take time to heal on its own, but they heal- mental abuse does not heal on its own.\nIn this country we have focused on physical abuse, which is predominantly male perpetrators. We can not end the physical abuse without focusing on the mental abuse which proceeded it (predominently female)\nThe problem in doing that is called time lag-\nthe physical abuse may happen today, but the mental abuse may have happened 20 years ago- this leaves a ticking time bomb
663423
I am so glad you asked this while I'm in a bad mood!! YES! There should be a regulatory body set up incorporating specialists from Social and Child Services as well as the government and Education and Spychriatric professionals. I have grown up in some slum areas of Britain and have known of some outrageously bad parents. Many in the town I live now encourage their children to start breeding young so that the state can provide housing and financial benefits for them. This is not parenting! Many of these parents are ill-educated and have not known full working lives. This is just making the problem worse. The UK has the highest rate of teenage pregnancies in the EU and second in the world only to the USA. Many of these families have little money as a result of poor education and live on or below the poverty line. In short, I believe that in Britain at least we should set a minimum (maybe a maximum) age limit for parenthood and should restrict family size according to income. Harsh but it would mean there was enough money for each child (in theory). Also I believe that would be parents should attend a "parenting course" teaching them how to look after thier children as well as undergo a full spychiatric review. Previous police convictions should perhaps also be reviewed for more heinous crimes. There are far too many ill-adept parents "teaching" their own children their errors. \n\n**PLEASE NOTE: - VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS WRITING ARE BASED ON MY OWN PERSONAL EXPERIENCES. I AM NOT GENERALISING AND MEAN NO OFFENCE BY ANYTHING I HAVE WRITTEN.**
936302
Yes.  America, UK, and Australia need to get out of there and deal with their own domestic issues instead.
876974
In Ohio legislature just changed so that domestic violence became a much more limited offense.  Before if you assaulted anyone you live with or have lived with in the past five years it was a domestic.  Now you have to be married or have a child together for it to be domestic.  Domestic violence is treated as a VERY serious offense, even in our little town where the court will not convict anyone of anything.  The problem with domestic charges is that after a couple of days the complaintant always comes back and wants the charges dropped.  The victim refuses to follow through.  If there is no victim anymore then it is hard to have a crime so it is hard to get the conviction.
163074
i think its been taken to the extreme..\n\nby law, we are not allowed to yell *fire* in a crowded public area. common sense would deduct, all statements that could incite riot or fear should be illegal.\n\nexamples..\n\n"Im going to kill,blow-up,destry,murder, some person,body,child,building--etc." \nshould be illegal.Unfortunately it took 911 to get laws changed about *free speech*.\n\nnow, we argue over merry christmas,holidays..etc. When i was a child, we were just happy if someone wished us a *happy--* whatever..because at least the thought was with good intent.
100640
God no.  I have a lot of respect for the men and women in our country who have to put up with the druggies, the wife-beaters, the prostitutes, the pimps, and any other low-life you can think of.  A night stick isn't going to do much to a guy strung out on crystal meth.  Our police have to deal with all kinds of unpredictable people and situations, and arming them is for their safety.  If we all spoke with British accents and drank tea, maybe we'd be a little more polite and a little less dangerous.  Until then, I say keep them armed and trained enough to know when to use force and when not to.