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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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People suspected of domestic violence could be banned from their homes for up to 28 days - even if there isn't enough evidence to charge them.
The new rules are going to be tested next year. What do you think? Have you ever been a victim of domestic violence? Would you report it if you knew it was happening? Let us know.
it's about time they doing this |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I can feel a new 28 days later film coming on
I think its a good thing, perhaps get people to calm down and see the error of their ways. There would have to be clear guidelines though. Does a slight push deem the same 28 day ban from the home as a punch to the face and 3 ribs broken kind of violence  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Domestic violence doesn't always consist of a spouse being hit, it can also take on the form of mental abuse, which is just as damaging, I suffered this for over 5 years, until I finally found a way to escape, my health has suffered greatly and many of the effects are permanent, most victims do not need the antagonist to be removed for 28 days to calm down, they need help to have them removed permanently or help in getting out of the situation they are in, which believe me is not easy to find! |
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i think its a bit steep being chucked out for 28 days
there should be a sliding scale where if the violence is a mere slap with open hand etc a warning should suffice
if however the violence involves teeth knocked out or broken bones , mayby 3 strikes and your out , so on the third act of violence being proved its out in the cold for 28 days |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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i put up with a sad pathetic bully of a man for 5 years it was only when he thre mw down the stairs whilst 6 minths pregnant i knew i had to go , i dont think it will work i have had a friend whos hubby was meant to stay away from the home and what happened he waited untill it was dark and she let him in .
for this to work the abused has to WANT to get the abuser out . i dont know how on earth they would be able to enforce it |
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By *ruitWoman
over a year ago
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A male friend of mine was emotionally abused and also physically when she could get away with it. She cried rape when he refused her sex and got on her nerves when they seperated for about the 15th time. It is hard to prove I expect and get the person to confront it and then take actions to deal with it. So what if it is only people suspecting it is happeneing and not proven, how mnay wrongs will be done but then on the other hand hopefully it may help some but i guess not as those that do abuse in some form or other should be removed totally |
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By *empnbunkCouple
over a year ago
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"People suspected of domestic violence could be banned from their homes for up to 28 days - even if there isn't enough evidence to charge them.
The new rules are going to be tested next year. What do you think? Have you ever been a victim of domestic violence? Would you report it if you knew it was happening? Let us know.
it's about time they doing this"
The scary part of that is the part where they will b out for 28 days even if there isnt enuff evidence .... Open to missuse by vindictive people so for me its a no unless there is proof what ever happened to innocent until proved guilty |
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I am also concerned about the not enough evidence. It would easily be open to abuse by some very vindictive people and the ones that are seriously abused wont be treated how they should.
Also many women who are constantly abused dont tell the police.
Having been in an extremely violent relationship for four years when i was younger to the point he nearly killed me i cant decide if this will be a good or bad thing |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Never had to encounter domestic violence, but couldn't this make the perpetrator worse, would imagine that people with serious anger management problems might just go over the edge and do something a lot more serious. |
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It's the 'suspected' bit which gets me.... some immature skank reporting their partner after a minor tif just to get one over on them... I am just imagining the 'Meet Today' posts.
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This is so open to abuse(no pun intended) There HAS to be proper evidence, otherwise people will get kicked out of houses,possibly losing jobs, on a whim.
And it wont break the cycle of abuse.When I stated in the legal profession,working in East London,so many times I would spend hours getting papers prepared, getting an injunction from a Judge to get an abusive partner out of the house under threat of arrest(and using proper legal procedures & evidence,before a proper Judge, not just crying on a sympathetic WPC's shoulder) only to come back ina week's time for them to be all loved up again.Of course a month later I was back in court again!
Without proper suppport & safety measures for the abused, any system is going to struggle. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I thin k if it's proved it should be straight to prison and not just banned from the home for 28 days....what good is that going to do? They will only come home after and be even worse!
Yes I do know this for sure as my husband abused me, mentally and physically, it ended with him really trying to kill me. I managed to fight him off but was in hospital for a while with broken jaw and crushed windpipe. I'd lost count of the amount of broken bones I had during the marriage |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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One strike is enough
second time could be death the lasting effects of it are lethal
police now have the right to press charges upon report of any incident claiming domestic abuse
Sometimes it hard to tell someone just how bad things are, Hard person on the outside an empty shell inside this would give victims breathing space away from their abuser to feel safe and protected and have the chance to seek some help
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By *iewMan
over a year ago
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till the age of 10, we all lived together mum, dad sister and I... dad was an alcholic but he was violent once, he pushed my mum down stairs, luckily she wasn't hurt..
she packed up my sister and I and drove from Cumbria to Scotland that night.
we never went back.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"People suspected of domestic violence could be banned from their homes for up to 28 days - even if there isn't enough evidence to charge them.
The new rules are going to be tested next year. What do you think? Have you ever been a victim of domestic violence? Would you report it if you knew it was happening? Let us know.
it's about time they doing this
The scary part of that is the part where they will b out for 28 days even if there isnt enuff evidence .... Open to missuse by vindictive people so for me its a no unless there is proof what ever happened to innocent until proved guilty "
It's not quite how the Tories have spun it. The initial ban from their homes is only for 48 hours - a sort of cooling-off period after which a court will decide if a longer ban is appropriate and how long that ban will be.
I wonder just how often this will be used and how effectve it'll be. A court order banning someone from their home probably means they count as 'statutorily homeless' which places an obligation on the local authority to rehouse them.
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