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So it appears that the view of the court is that domestic violence is ok as long as the defendant is mentally ill. Seems the view is that instead of concentrating on the delinquency end that they feel more a need to get the person mental health treatment.
I hope the defendant in this case doesn't decide to just kill us figuring he will get off for being "mentally ill"
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Let me get this straight...
What you're saying is, that the next time the "Ol Lady" starts nagging me about getting a job, taking out the garbage, and using her Christmas saucer as an ashtray, while I am trying to watch "Sanford and Son", I can smack her around...call 911, get a free ride downtown, act crazy, be put in treatment, given good "mood altering" drugs, in a relaxing atmosphere, with free meals, and not have to listen to her for awhile?
Where do I sign?
Around the turn of the 20th century, it was permissable for a husband to beat his wife with a stick...as long as the stick was no larger in diameter than his finger.

My wife is a survivor of domestic violence from her ex, hence the topic is a huge pet peeve of mine. Not long after we began dating I became 'educated' about DV (what they 'teach' in the academy doesn't begin to scratch the surface) and began taking greater satisfaction when making DV arrests: 'Are the cuffs too tight? No? Then allow me to snug them down a bit...'
In this case the defendant was a 16 year old so it was in juvenile court. He had been convicted of domestic violence once in the past, assault once in the past, underage drinking, and had been kicked out of school for selling xanax at school. As for mental health treatment he has been in psychiatric hospitals twice in the past for about three months each stay and has been under the care of a psychiatrist for several years. In my humble opinion I don’t think the mental health treatment approach has been any help at all, this kid already knows he can use it as an excuse to get away with anything he wants to do.
In the judge’s defense, no one made him aware of anything from this kid’s past. The GAL in the case decided not to subpoena his records from other states and this was his first and only offense in Alabama (he had only lived here 32 days before he was arrested, the night before he moved here he was picked up by police in Tennessee for breaking curfew). On the other hand the judge “stopped” the trial. His comments were that “I am dismissing the charge, this child obviously has problems and is in need of supervision however I think instead of concentrating on the delinquency aspect we need to get him some mental health treatment” (excuse me, I know the quote is not verbatim but it’s pretty close and the best I can remember). Of course it was after this that the judge was made aware that the kid now lives in Tennessee and is already getting mental health treatment so basically he didn’t even get a slap on the wrist and was free to go.
I was there and my point of being there was to help the kid too, however I do not believe mental health treatment was best considering his past. This kid needs to learn that there are consequences for his actions and needs to learn to take responsibility for what he has done.
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Originally posted by lawguy07:
I thought Facebook photos showing them in Halloween costumes performing simulated lewd acts on their patrol car was the worst possible scenario? LOL

http://carlosmiller.com/2009/1...deputy-in-hot-water/


At least that does not rise to the level of Domestic Violence. DV is the subject and a serious one...far more pervasive than the patrol car incident you offered. DV results in emotional scarring and even death.
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Originally posted by SHELDIVR:
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Originally posted by lawguy07:
I thought Facebook photos showing them in Halloween costumes performing simulated lewd acts on their patrol car was the worst possible scenario? LOL

http://carlosmiller.com/2009/1...deputy-in-hot-water/


At least that does not rise to the level of Domestic Violence. DV is the subject and a serious one...far more pervasive than the patrol car incident you offered. DV results in emotional scarring and even death.
Emotional scarring....absolutely!!! I wonder how many ladies have taken their awful "secret" with them to their graves!! Frowner
...or what the punishment will be for someone she loves. Then if she decides she can no longer live that way & killing this animal is her only way out, she has to prove that he intended to kill her. Uh, perhaps not, but she did have that little matter of a lifetime of terror and pain for herself & possibly her children to worry about. I know our system of justice is better than other countries & murder is not the answer, but man, it too often sucks for the victim.
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Originally posted by dogsoldier0513:
Far too many! A recent poll conducted by Tennessee's Attorney General's Office reported that there were 10,000 reported cases of domestic violence in West Tennessee alone for the 2008 calendar year. The report went on to state that fewer than 3 in 10 cases of domestic violence are actually reported.
.....fewer than 3 in 10 reported. My point exactly, and I feel it's the same in every community. Battered women are afraid their punishment will be even worse once the animal is out of the cage. This is when many woman die. Frowner

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