Do harsh domestic violence laws only work for vengeful people?
We cannot talk about harsh domestic violence laws while ignoring false DV allegations. For many women DV allegations are nothing but an easy tool to get away with a lucrative divorce. – Somehow DV-laws are a legal loophole. False DV allegation accusers deserve the same punishment as any other DV abuser to stop misuse of these laws. Unfortunately, punishments for deliberate false DV-allegations are rare, and if, it’s only some hours of community work.. This should be changed.
I think all laws in general were designed to fail the honest and kind people. Our legal system is nothing more than a money making racket, and if you don’t have the funds to defend yourself, you are automatically guilty. Come on, with all the evidence they had against O.J do you really think some smuck like me who has a court appointed attorney would have walked away from that? For many people their biggest fear is that they will be accused of a crime they are innocent of, because if you can’t afford to hire the dream team, you can pretty much assume your life is over, but if you have money you can basically get away with anything. Yes, our judicial system is failing everyone. Whenever justice is determined by the size of your wallet, it is going to be a failure.
this is a difficult one, if domestic abuse is reported both parties should be interrogated until the truth comes out. otherwise passive men can suffer prolonged physical, mental and emotional abuse and snap and end up losing their house, kids and go to prison. not that physical violence is justified in any way, i just wish that we had a way to measure and prove the favored and most common type of dv that men are subjected to. making or threatening to make false allegations of dv should be classified as dv. anyway, good point, kind hearted people shouldn’t feel guilt for seeking help and nasty people shouldn’t be provided with a weapon to exploit.
