Comments on: Murdered Pregnant Women: The Racial Divide

CBSNews.com Reports: Despite High-Profile Cases In The Media, Maternal Homicide Victims Tend To Be Young And Often, Black

[okcnfrcr]

Most often domestic violence is prevalent in dating relationships and live-in situations however women believe the spouse will change which is not the case. Other pressures of relationships only aggravate the relationship and only elevate the frequency of abuse. Anyone in a abused relationship whether physical or mental should remove themselves from the relationship and seek other companionship that respects them without the abuse.

[downsteamjim]

So getting married causes domestic violence. How about some stats Kigva...Vashti?

[okcnfrcr]

The truth about the police is that they do care about the community (or should). They are more than willing to fight the crime and risk their lives to protect citizens but need help in prosecuting cases. Domestic violence is horrible on all involved but women, in particular, need to think more of themselves and need to be able to stand up to abuse and get rid of the abuser. police do get tired of putting abusers in jail and then find out the victim dropped charges and is living back with the abuser. I''m tired of hearing about minorities not trusting the police. The gangbangers,drug dealers,criminals are helping foster that mistrust so they can keep control of the neighborhoods. The minority on minority crime has risen and is due to gang activity. The NAACP or Hispanic leaders or whoever need to put on their walking shoes and get out in the hoods and face down these gangsters themselves and provide leadership to the community to help clean up the neighborhoods along with the police. If anyone wants to find out about police, I invite you to walk in their shoes everyday and experience what is really happening in the community. I''ll even give you a uniform and gun, handcuffs but you can''t just be a nice guy, you might have to do your job and "enforce" the laws that you have sworn to uphold. Law enforcement is the line that has the guts to stand and risk their lives to save the honest people from the thugs.

[okcnfrcr]

Now here is some truth about Domestic violence and police action. police get the call, woman (mostly) has been beat up, police ask her if she wants to prosecute, she says yes, perp is arrested. Either that day or later, woman decides to drop charges or bonds perp out. #2 woman gets beat up, police respond, she says wants to prosecute, police go to arrest suspect peacefully, suspect resists, police have to fight suspect and maybe wife. New Domestic Violence policy(for several years)woman or man assaulted or both, police arrive, see marks of abuse, arrest one or both, both sit in jail until judge sees them, bond is 6,000/10,000 and one or either have to jump through hoops to get charges dropped. (to be continued)

[gunownerdan]

Armed women who can safely and properly use their guns are MUCH harder to murder.
Only you can protect yourself.
Get educated, get trained, and let the criminals fear YOU!
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[cusefanjapan]

To Myopinion1: You may have "couth" but you are still a racist. You can''t even post without using insulting terms. But I''ve seen that so many times on this and other sites that it''s not surprising. People like YOU are why many minorities don''t trust whites. It''s really interesting how everyone gets all worked up and blames the whole black or Latino community when anyone from one of those groups commits a crime or how people whine about blacks and minorities on welfare as if there are no whites receiving money from the gov''t. How about the sub-prime fiasco? No outrage or finger pointing at one''s race there, huh? Or that war that''s going to cost over 400 billion? No problems with color there? Or over all the jobs being exported overseas? I hate politics and politicians but I hope Obama doesn''t get elected so when America goes down the tubes all you racists can point to a member of your own color. But I know you won''t even notice his/her color. It''s only when a non-white is involved do we have this kind of vitriol being sent forth.

[swwils]

I believe that the reason so many women of different race are not in the headline news,and others are is because the families of many victims didn''t even know that they were missing.There is also I am sure some racist *** that should not be involved,but always is no matter how you look at it.Many that do stay in the media also is because the families that do know about their missing member keep pushing ,and calling the police,and media.Just like the saying" The squeaky wheel gets the oil".It is sad, but also true.We need to keep racism out of the country,we have some angry crazy terrorist that are trying to destroy this country,and they don''t care what color your skin is.If your an American your an open target to them.

[tajomari]

These comments are full of so many racist idiots. Everything does not have to come down to race. African Americans, Latinos, and others are now advancing and many of you need to just get over it. Hate is not going to hold anyone of us back, so say whatever you want. We should treasure women regardless of them being white, black, yellow or yes even blue.

[tcoleman12]

And if you think the woman''''s cause is greater than the racist one, then vote for Hillary Clinton. If you think the opposite, vote for Barrak Obama.

Posted by huronian1 at 07:47 AM : Apr 12, 2008

Hopefully, Huronian1, this is not really what it all boils down to for you. I do understand that there are not too many distinct differences between these two, but seriously?

Besides being the first to get this far in the primaries, what have either of them done for their respective causes (women or blackness) that merits the presidency?

[miami_21]

I have testified in trials as a witness more than once and havce been threatened for it more than once. I stood my ground and saw it thru.
Posted by ranger1948 at 07:56 AM : Apr 12, 2008

a view from behind bars; a crime apple never falls far from it''s tree.....if you have been a "witt" a few times maybe you should find some new friends??

have a nice day