- Georgia is proposing to change a spousal privileges law that requires a married victim to obtain the permission of their abuser before they can testify against them. I’m not sure who ever thought that was a good idea.
- Claire Waxman was stalked for over nine years by Elliot Fogel. He called her hundreds of times, broke into her car, and violated numerous restraining orders. She moved five times during the ordeal. He was just sentenced to 2 years in jail.
- San Francisco sheriff Ross Mirkarimi stated that domestic violence “is a private matter, a family matter” when asked whether or not he abused his wife. Even if he didn’t, no one benefits from silence about intimate partner violence except the perpetrators. Domestic violence advocates erected the billboard above to address his claims.
- No Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act.
