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religion-is-a-mental-illness · 2 months

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By: Martin Daubney

Published: Mar 15, 2016

It’s time for us to face up to an ugly truth: it’s not just men who can be murderers and violent, abusive attackers of the opposite sex.

This was brought into grim focus last week with the horrific case of Sharon Edwards, 42, who brutally murdered her husband, David, 51, by stabbing a 13-inch carving knife through his heart.

A serial man-abuser, Mrs Edwards inflicted 60 stabbing and prodding wounds to her husband. While in court, Sharon brazenly lied that David “walked into” the knife. She is currently serving at least 20 years in jail for murder.

[ Sharon Edwards on her wedding day ]

You could argue, or pray, that Sharon Edwards is a monstrous one-off. Yet cases of female brutality against men – and other women – seem to be becoming more prevalent.

Women murdering men is still mercifully rare. In 2014/15, 19 men died at the hands of their partner or ex-partner, compared with 81 women. However, the number of women convicted of perpetrating domestic abuse has more than quadrupled in the past ten years, from 806 in 2004/05 to 4,866 in 2014/15.

Male domestic violence charity The ManKind Initiative say that for every three victims of partner abuse, two will be female and one will be male. According to the Office for National Statistics, 2.8 per cent of men – 500,000 individuals – suffered partner abuse in 2014/15.

While it's important to state that more women than men suffer domestic abuse in Britain (4.5m women versus 2.2m men over the age of 16, according to the ONS), there remains a theory that men under report their experiences due to a culture of masculine expectations.

Staggeringly, a recent report from liberal Canada, where men are encouraged to talk about their feelings, showed that men are more likely to suffer spousal violence, with 342,000 women and 418,000 men suffering abuse in the preceding five years to 2014.

Could the same be true in other countries – like the UK? It’s possible: the ManKind Initiative say only 10 per cent of male victims will tell the police, as opposed to 26 per cent of women.

What's more, violence against men by women isn’t limited to partner abuse.

Last September, Sarah Sands stabbed her neighbour, Michael Pleasted, 77, to death after learning he had 24 previous convictions for sex offences against minors. Despite committing a "frenzied attack", she was sentenced to only three and a half years for manslaughter.

Last July, Tom Borwick, 27, the son of a Tory MP, was viciously beaten and left unconscious by a “girl gang” in a Leicester Square KFC. Then, to add insult to his serious injuries, he was ejected by security who refused to help him.

In January, Shadiya Omar was given a suspended prison sentence after she stabbed Justin Lloyd, also 22, in the eye with her stiletto shoe after a bust-up in a Manchester taxi queue. Hundreds blasted the lenient sentence as “a joke,” pointing out Omar would surely have been jailed if she were a man.

Such stories shatter the false narratives that only women get battered, that men are never victims, and that women never attack.

But politically the system is stacked against men. While ending violence against women and girls (VAWG) has rightly been a governmental priority, there is not only no specific strategy to end violence against men. Attempts to modify the VAWG strategy to include male victims have been actively resisted.

As a direct consequence, while last week Nicky Morgan pledged another £80 million to end VAWG, the ManKind Initiative – one of only two UK charities that specifically helps male victims of domestic violence – will close its helpline in May as it couldn’t raise a comparatively modest £45,000.

By so clearly intimating that victims don’t matter if they are men, it can only further add to male victims’ reluctance to come forward.

We should unite in condemning all perpetrators of partner abuse, men and women, and treat all victims, men and women, with equal compassion.

Mark Brooks, Chairman of the ManKind Initiative, says: “Domestic abuse is a crime against an individual, not a crime against a gender. Those that hold that view are clinging to an old-fashioned, politically correct view of the world that has no place in the 21st century when equality for all victims solely based on need has to be the answer.

"Taking a gendered approach to domestic abuse is only acceptable when both genders are included”.

We desperately need to de-gender the domestic violence debate to help smash society’s last great taboo: female violence against men.

[ Via: https://archive.today/PBHRk ]

#Martin Daubney #ManKind Initiative #David Edwards #Sharon Edwards #violent women #male victims of domestic abuse #male victims of domestic violence #domestic abuse #domestic violence #intimate partner violence #female abusers #male victims #female violence #religion is a mental illness

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saturncodedstarlette · 1 month

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[Y/N is having dinner at Alastor’s place]

Human!Alastor, cutting meat : And so I said to myself that if I didn’t become a radio host by 39 I was just gonna become a serial killer *laughs*

Y/N, suddenly feeling nervous : 🙂

Y/N : Well how old are you now? I’m getting nervous 😅

#Hazbin hotel #Hazbin hotel incorrect quotes #Hazbin hotel x reader #Hazbin hotel Alastor #Hazbin Hotel Alastor x reader #Hazbin Alastor #Hazbin Alastor x reader #alastor x reader #Alastor x you #Original prompt : Alyssa Edwards & Sharon Needles | Halloween Special #human!alastor #1k notes

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melonmortis · 3 months

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Chat I’m so fucking normal rn

#Caesar card that doesn’t make him look totally ridiculous acquired #VERNONICA AND CASS LOOK SO GOOD AAAAAHHHHHH #Lanius reminds me of those badass skeletons memes so he’s got that going for him #Nick and Preston are also lovely as always #fnv #fallout new vegas #edward sallow #caesar fnv #veronica santangelo #rose of sharon cassidy #nick valentine #preston garvey #mtg art

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amarithecat · 1 year

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Caesar: It means a nationalist, imperialist, totalitarian, homogenous culture that obliterates the identity of every group it conquers. Long-term stability at all costs. The individual has no value beyond his utility to the state, whether as an instrument of war, or production-

Arcade: HE'S ONTO NOTHING ❗❗🔥🔥🔥

Boone: WHAT IS HE TALKING ABOUT 💯💯🔥🔥🤞

Cass: WHO LET THIS MAN COOK 🗣️🗣️💯💯

Six: HE HAS NO POINT 💯💯💯🔥🔥🔥🗣️🗣️

#fallout nv #fallout new vegas #fnv companions #fnv cassidy #fnv #fnv boone #fnv courier #fallout boone #fallout #incorrect quotes #fnv arcade #arcade gannon #rose of sharon cassidy #craig boone #courier 6 #courier six #caesar's legion #edward sallow #SOMEONE GET THIS MF OUT THE KITCHEN 🔥🔥🔥

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falloutnewnobody · 1 month

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fnv characters that cant open a child safety lock (a noncomprehesive list) (opposable thumbs not required this is based on vibes alone)

-Boone

-Manny Vargas

-Benny (actually all of the chairmen except for maybe Swank)

-Robert house

-Cass

-Edward Ceasar

-President Aaron Kimball

-The King

-Dr. Klien

-Dean Domino

-General Oliver

-Ulysses

#none of the faction leaders can open their own flinstones gummy vitamins #fnv #rambles #fallout new vegas #boone #benny gecko #robert house #rose of sharon cassidy #edward ceasar #the king fnv #dr klien fnv #dean domino #general oliver fnv #ulysess fnv

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ezekiel13 · 3 months

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Fallout New Vegas characters & the animal that I associate with them:

Courier: my first Courier would be a Retriever. Sixx would be a feral little house cat.

Boone: Elephant. They’re the kind of animal to watch. And get so ingrained in their grief that they almost die/kill themselves.

Veronica: Rabbit. Desperate for change, but optimistic. Also likes to wear dresses and dresses are so rabbit coded

Arcade: Ravens. They’re really damn smart & I think they’re fun. He would refer to them by their science name and Boone would almost shoot him.

Rose of Sharon Cassidy: Beavers. Can you name an animal more likely to get drunk all the time? I sure as heck can’t.

Raul: Tortoise. Long living, unable to reach places in time to save those who they care for. Some people think look scary but I see as kinda cute. (Raul please be my Grandfather.)

Lily: Buffalo. Large, protective, family/herd oriented. Also she looks after Bighorners and I think those are just fallout buffalo.

Vulpes: Fox. It’s the name. Either a fox or a Falcon. Falcons are fast and tricksy, and strategic.

Ceaser: Bull. It’s his whole identity man.

Christine: What animal sums up a loss of the self in a mission to protect others? I don’t know but my brain is thinking Jaguar. Also she’s cool.

Dean Domino: Weasel. I don’t need to explain this one.

Dog/God (NO GOD I DID NOT COME HERE FOR MONEY. MY SISTER MADE ME): I mean. It sounds like a cop out to pick a kind of dog. I think I’d choose a Rhino. Idk why. Just fits them

Follows-Chalk: Blackbird. No I don’t know why.

Waking-Cloud: Koalas. The way they protect their young. Also they’re fun and so is she. Koalas or a bear. Same reason. Also she hits people with a bear fist. Sadly koalas are not bears. So I cannot fit them as one.

If you would like any other characters please either reblog this asking/comment/send me an ask

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toxicentity405 · 1 year

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Here’s another fnv shitpost. I love making these lmao.

#fallout new vegas #fnv #fallout shitpost #shitpost #courier six #vulpes inculta #arcade gannon #edward sallow #benny gecko #craig boone #joshua graham #rose of sharon cassidy #christine royce

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demonspeeding666 · 8 months

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this is what I'm talking about yesterday

esto es lo que hablamos ayer

@bloodytittiez

#alyssa edwards #alyssa's secret #i noticed the marilyn manson tshirt and the elvira wig!!!#pls help #makeover #we need to bring this back #as a fan of both artists i can't disappoint this opportunity #sharon needles fan

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lilalbatross · 3 months

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#and that's the end of the scene

FIRE COUNTRY 2x01 | Something's Coming

#fire country #firecountryedit #bode leone #vince leone #sharon leone #manny perez #eve edwards #jake crawford #gabriela perez #fire country s2 #tvedit #obligatory gifs tag #flashing tw

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cryoverkiltmilk · 2 years

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Can I interest you in Fire Country?

Featuring:

Action Mom!

Disaster Lesbian!

Rugged slice of apple pie!

and DILFs!

#fire country #sharon leone #diane farr #jules latimer #Eve Edwards #bode donovan #max thieriot #kevin alejandro #manny perez #billy burke #vince leone

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spooky-donut-ghost-house · 1 year

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This is a joke.... Right....? RIGHT?!

How THE FUCK can you not tell Gloria is black?! And why the fuck did you put whitewash in quotations?! And what do you mean "Before you start controversies"?! Motherfucker you caused the controversy! You whitewashed an obvious black woman! Shes not white-passing! Shes black! Jesus fucking Christ!

Also "she's hot now and wasn't before" honey just say you are racist and go

And "She had clear skin and eyes in my game just like everyone else's vanilla!" Sweetie that means your game is having a white face bug and your games facegen data needs fixed what the fuck is wrong with you?! "I was quite surprised that she was black in the GECK!! 😱😱😱" Well yk if you had your facegen data be normal you would know she was always black you dumbfuck

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laurens-german · 2 years

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So, to you guys. I'm so lucky to have you as parents. And to Eve, I remember the day that you moved here. We were like nine years old. I marched across the street. And you were like... "I'm Riley, you want to be best friends?" Exactly. And you have been. Jake, you know, Bode never wanted to share you growing up, but... over the years you've become a good friend of mine, too. And I'm really grateful. And to my big brother Bode, you, uh... You fought your way through a really tough year. With the baseball injury and all of the mess that went on with it... The pills and the rehab. You fought some demons and you won. I love you, big bro. Love you, too. Okay. Cake time.

FIRE COUNTRY 1.02 | The Fresh Prince of Edgewater

#fire country #firecountryedit #tvedit #dailyflicks #bode donovan #riley leone #sharon leone #vince leone #eve edwards #jake crawford #2020s #*#gifs

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melonmortis · 3 months

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Some studies that went south + older very smudged pencil sketches

#veronicass nation I am doing my part #fnv #fallout #fallout new vegas #joshua graham #vulpes inculta #caesar’s legion #edward sallow #caesar fnv #veronica santangelo #rose of sharon cassidy #bill calhoun #I love everyone’s different bill sonas btw fav thing

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carothehotmess · 1 year

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I just watched all of the first season of Fire Country and I’m so fucking furious right now

Like yes I understand that this is a series, so they have to have drama and cliffhangers, etc. But that ending is so fucking infuriating I cannot handle it.

WHERE WAS THE PUBLIC DEFENDER. WHY WERENT THEY IN THE ROOM. WHY WOULDNT HE AT LEAST ASK SOMEONE “Hey, does this seem right to you?” BEFORE FUCKING CONFESSING. ALSO GETTING FREDDY OUT THAT SAME DAY IS SUCH BULLSHIT IT DOESN’T WORK LIKE THAT.

Like I know that this kind of crap- manipulation of people charged with crimes and coerced confessions by law enforcement and prosecutors- is exactly what happens to people around this country every single day. And its been pissing me off for a long time, for as long as I’ve known about it and especially since I took a criminal justice ethics class where we did a deep dive into the absolute atrocity that is the public defense system in New Orleans.

But I literally just graduated from law school and I was hoping to at least have a break from law-related stress (well, other than bar prep).

Instead, I just about dove through my tv and am now trying to strategize how best to join the damn writers team so I can prevent this bullshit from happening again. There is so much room for drama on a show about incarcerated firefighters like you have literal natural disasters and a shit ton of family and relationship drama and you could show the difficulties of adjusting to life on the outside of prison and also the ways the prison system is truly fucked up. You don’t need to add in even more shit like this!!!

Okay end of rant, but NOT the end of my anger.

#fire country #also i just gotta say i still love billy burke #i think ive been obsessed with him for like ten years and am only just now realizing it #like do yall remember that show revolution? or zoo? he killed it in both of those #fire country cbs #bode leone #gabriela perez #manny perez #sharon leone #vince leone #jake crawford #eve edwards #freddy mills

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denimoverall · 1 year

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