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Lauren Left Her Batterer and Regained Her Life

By |2019-03-13T12:25:25-04:00October 13th, 2009|Categories: That's Criminal|Tags: , , , |

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month:  nice to hear an inspiring story! From: SafeNews from Safe Horizon 10/08/09 safehorizon@safehorizon.org Lauren's Story By the time Lauren came to Safe Horizon, both her body and her spirit were beaten. Lauren had endured more than 20 years of a violent marriage, to a man who abused her physically, emotionally, [...]

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Let’s Stop Sex Trafficking Right Here at Home

By |2009-10-12T21:40:48-04:00October 12th, 2009|Categories: That's Criminal|Tags: , , |

Women's Enews is one of my favorite news sources.  Very provocative topics and contributors. Womens Enews.org By Samir Goswami and Anne Ream WeNews commentators Monday, October 12, 2009 Chicago is locking up prostituted women and girls, which Samir Goswami and Anne K. Ream say is the wrong response to sex trafficking. They call on Chicago and [...]

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Kenya’s Criminals Tap a Growth Industry: Kidnapping

By |2019-03-13T12:25:25-04:00October 12th, 2009|Categories: That's Criminal|Tags: , , |

I think this is one of the most horrifying and disturbing news items I've read in a while! and they're looking at kidnapping as a growth industry...sick, sick, sick. NY Times By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN Published: October 11, 2009 NAIROBI, Kenya — Little Emmanuel Aguer was one of the most recent victims. Skip to next paragraph Enlarge [...]

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Mixed Martial Arts for Fitness, Not Combat

By |2009-10-12T19:07:10-04:00October 12th, 2009|Categories: That's Criminal|Tags: , , |

NY Times:  By R. M. SCHNEIDERMAN Published: October 6, 2009 MORE than 35 years ago, Bruce Lee’s high-flying moves and sinewy physique popularized martial arts in America. Yet nearly a decade before his 1973 film “Enter the Dragon” inspired Americans to enroll in traditional martial arts such as karate and kung fu, Mr. Lee had abandoned [...]

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10/08/09: Resources for October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month show

By |2019-03-13T12:25:26-04:00October 11th, 2009|Categories: Radio Show Links|

The following are the resources, groups and organizations mentioned in my radio show of 10/08/09 on Domestic Violence Awareness Month: Guest:  Karen Karpowich, President of  the New York Women's Agenda, a coalition of 100 diverse women's groups and organizations dedicated to women's empowerment ; Guest:  Sister Mary Nerney, from STEPS to End Family Violence, who works [...]

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10/01/09: Resources for Safe Neighborhoods; Megan’s Law

By |2009-11-08T17:30:42-05:00October 11th, 2009|Categories: Radio Show Links|Tags: , , , , , |

The following are the resources, groups and organizations mentioned in my radio show of 10/01/09 on how to keep your neighborhood safe, in light of the revelations about  Jaycee Dugard case and the ramshackle compound where she and her two daughters lived for 16 years in the backyard of her abductors; completely under the radar of [...]

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10/08/09: October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month: Time to Recommit to Ending the Violence

By |2019-03-13T12:25:26-04:00October 11th, 2009|Categories: Radio Show|Tags: , , , , , , , |

October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a time recommit to ending violence within our homes, our communities and our country.

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Elizabeth Smart Testifies About Her Abduction

By |2009-10-11T12:28:24-04:00October 7th, 2009|Categories: That's Criminal|Tags: , , , |

She's now 21 and she's testifying in federal court to determine if Mitchell is competent to face kidnapping charges.

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10/1/09: Every Sex Offender Lives in Someone’s Neighborhood: Ways to Keep YOURS Safe

By |2010-11-18T07:48:26-05:00October 4th, 2009|Categories: Radio Show|Tags: , , , |

Every predator, every abuser, every criminal and even every potential terrorist lives in somebody’s neighborhood.

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