Category Archives: Rape, intimate violence, & related issues

Representative Charges

Posted on March 13, 2006 by Maia

Today the trial for Clinton Rickards, Bradley Shipton and Robert Schollum began. They are all police officers (Clint Rickards is now an Assistant Police Commissioner) at the time they raped Louise Nicholas. Until now the charges they faced had been … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues, Whatever | 2 Comments

Obviously, some hairy-legged feminist.

Posted on March 11, 2006 by Maia

I always enjoy Ampersand’s link threads, but when I see the word ‘Buffy’ I start making squeals of geeker joy (that’s supposed to be a quote from Ted, but it may not be accurate). So I was really interested in … Continue reading →

Posted in Buffy, Whedon, etc., Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 20 Comments

Louise Nicholas

Posted on March 10, 2006 by Maia

In 1986 Louise Nicholas was raped by three policeman. She has tried to get justice since, and had been unable to. Finally, almost 20 years later, those were charged. The trial is currently taking place in Auckland. Most details of … Continue reading →

Posted in Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 66 Comments

Click here to make Allstate donate $1 to a fund to help victims of domestic violence

Posted on March 8, 2006 by Ampersand

To publicize its fund for helping victims of domestic violence, Allstate is donating $1 for each of the first 75,000 unique visitors to this website. So please go ahead and click through! Thanks to Bean for the heads-up.

Posted in Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 3 Comments

Link Farm and Open Thread #11

Posted on February 26, 2006 by Ampersand

Once again, the stuff I’ve been reading lately. Use the comments thread for discussions of these links, providing other links, or just saying whatever’s on your mind. And please, if you want to stick in a link to your own … Continue reading →

Posted in Elections and politics, Feminism, sexism, etc, Link farms, Media criticism, Palestine & Israel, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues, Same-Sex Marriage | 97 Comments

Phyllis Schlafly: Punishing Spousal Rape Like Rape Is Malicious

Posted on February 10, 2006 by Ampersand

Scott at Lawyers, Guns and Money highlights this amazing quote from anti-feminist founding mother Phyllis Schlafly: A man’s life has been sacrificed, and three children have been denied their father by malicious feminists who have lobbied for laws that punish … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-feminists and their pals, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 100 Comments

Women Who Don’t Call It Rape

Posted on January 26, 2006 by Ampersand

The Happy Feminist, Feministe, and The Debate Link have been discussing (seemingly) clear-cut rape cases in which the victim herself doesn’t agree she was raped. Here’s one of the examples from The Happy Feminist’s time as a prosecutor: Victim’s male … Continue reading →

Posted in Mary Koss controversy, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 97 Comments

International Marriage Broker Act passes! Plus, Bush admin refuses to release rules to help battered immigrant women.

Posted on December 27, 2005 by Ampersand

In 1997, Indle King Jr.’s wife divorced him. King had beaten her head against a wall, and she sought and got a protective order to keep King away from her. King felt victimized by the divorce settlement (still does, probably). … Continue reading →

Posted in International issues, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 258 Comments

Another Update on the "Guilty of Insufficiently Traumatized Behavior" Case

Posted on December 22, 2005 by Ampersand

(Previous posts on this topic here and here). The Oregonian reports that Judge Peter Ackerman is feeling a bit defensive: BEAVERTON — A municipal judge on Monday delayed sentencing a woman convicted of filing a false rape report until after … Continue reading →

Posted in Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 26 Comments

Misogynistic Rape Laws In Pakistan

Posted on December 21, 2005 by Ampersand

An interesting article in Voice of America discusses the state of women’s rights in Pakistan. In some ways, women’s rights are flourishing, especially in the cities, where women’s relatively rapid economic advancement is driving a lot of local women’s rights … Continue reading →

Posted in International issues, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 17 Comments