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POPSDomestic violence and stalking victims get new legal protections Other noteworthy changes taking effect Friday: --The Illinois State Police will be required to deny or revoke a firearm owner's identification card when the owner is subject to a domestic violence order of protection. --The Illinois Department of Corrections must issue a warrant for the arrest of any parolee charged with domestic violence or stalking, and anyone convicted of these crimes must be supervised by a parole agent who has completed at least 40 hours of domestic violence training. --Strangulation of a family or household member will be considered aggravated domestic battery, a class 2 felony requiring at least 60 days in prison.
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POPS"The Elephant in the Room" Remember that every day they may be re-experiencing the event through dreams, memories, emotions or injuries that take time to heal.
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POPSThe Slaughter of Kathryn, Connor and Cameron Maxwell You can prevent a tragedy if you are willing to acknowledge that family homicide and domestic violence are real crimes. Learn the signs of trouble, abuse, stalking, domestic violence, get involved by holding community informational gatherings, post the information in the schools, business and places of worship. If you begin a dialogue you just might be surprised at how many lives will be saved in the process.
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POPSOvercoming Fear! "Time's UP!" We can try to deny fear and dismiss it. It doesn’t work for any length of time, no matter how many times we tell ourselves that we shouldn’t be afraid.
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POPSTyler Perry's Story Gaetane Borders lists the warning signs of possible child sexual abuse. ALL parents should read this!
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POPSWhat Is Personal Safety and Why Do "I" Need It? Anny Jacoby is a Survivor of Domestic Violence, taking the steps to turn the negatives into positives and following her passion to help victims into her life's work. After many years as a certified Advocate she founded her company, The Realistic Female Self-Defense Company which is based on a realistic approach for females to protect themselves in all respects. Anny is a firm believer that EVERY female has the absolute right to protect and defend herself mentality, emotionally, spiritually and ultimately physically.
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POPSThe Evacuation of Hope Anne Morell Petrillo did not opt out of life because it was easy. She took her own life because society, those who initially surrounded and loved her, evacuated, taking with them the hope and light that she so desperately needed to survive.
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POPSTime's Up! for victims and their rights to be ignored. Time's Up! is a collection of bloggers who are champions for victims of crime. Through this group we hope to bring awareness to the injustices to victims and to search out solutions with an SOS to those in the capacity to make changes happen.
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POPSStacy Peterson, We Remember You October is also Domestic Violence Awareness Month. As the internet has grown to bring us information in a flash, it's also come to be a way for all of us to communicate and pass on information and search for solutions. As we use this October to honor Stacy Peterson, to remember her, we also would like to take this opportunity to rally around this awareness campaign.
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POPSMelisa Sloan Vanishes 10 Days Before Domestic Violence Hearing “We are not resting until we solve this case, and I believe the key to this case is her husband,” Boren said. “We’ve made contact with his current wife, who is now aware of the situation, and we hope she will shed some light for us.” Anyone with information about the whereabouts of Melisa Brady Sloan is asked to call the Orlando Police Department at 321-235-5300.
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POPSRihanna's Magic Mood Ring You are probably saying to yourself, “Uh, how can she stay with him after that beating?” If that were me I would leave and never return. This is easier said than accomplished for victims of dating or abusive relationships.
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POPSThe Choir Boy Chris Brown On Larry King A woman was savagely beaten one evening by her boyfriend. A crime that takes places 365 days a year, 7 days a week. This story only broke because it was between two celebrities. Instead of Chris Brown being angry he should be sending a message to high school and college age men that he committed a serious crime and beating any woman is against the law. I did not hear that, did you?
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POPSSusan Murphy Milano: “Time’s Up!” Taking Charge of a Bad Situation Time’s Up for mothers losing custody of their children to the very person who abused them. This is nothing new, but there is a new wind blowing into the sails of this issue in order to set things straight within the judicial system that is tearing children away from loving, responsible mothers.
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POPSSafety Is An Illusion For Victims It is upsetting to see troops rally in the form of doctors and public officials when the media reports the onset of reported flu outbreaks in a few states usually amounting to about 20 people causing folks to take action. And yet we have hundreds of thousands of women murdered or terrorized in their homes and they can not even get carfare to save their lives!
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POPSWhere Have All The Children Gone? So as we read the newspapers and hear the reports of a mother who has gone missing, or a mother who has been violently murdered, ask yourself, "what will happen to the children."
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POPS21 Days Left For Heather Heather Thompson and her children will be living in great fear starting on May 29. She is in dire need of help, publicity, and protection from the man who most likely will make a move to snuff out her life and the lives of her children. Let's hope he is not successful and that Heather is not another entry at Mothers are Vanishing.
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POPSRadioShow on Strategies to Survive Domestic Abuse TODAY! 4PM eastern time If someone you know at work, church, your child's school know of someone that is or you suspect could be in an abusive relationship have them take time out and listen to the show. Remember, when one life is lost, we all lose!
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POPSHow Effective Is GPS Monitoring For Victims of Domestic Violence? Last week it was reported that Derrick Yancey, who is out on bond had escaped from his GPS bracelet and escaped his house arrest. The shocking thing about this is that it took 11 hours before the chain of command from the monitoring company to officials was completed and a manhunt began! How far can you get in 11 hours? If you have transportation, you could get half way across the country!
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POPSSandra Travis, Missing Mother Hitting a brick wall is what it feels like to the children of Sandra Travis and many others who have a missing loved one. You hit that brick wall so many times it's a wonder it doesn't leave bruises. All of the bruises are hidden within a broken heart unlike some of Sandra's bruises which were visible on her tiny body.
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POPSHeather Thompson, Survivor Take a good hard look at this picture. Her abuser is about to be released from prison soon to finish what he started as he stated in a letter to her. Keep her story going, keep her safe.
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POPSRecipe For Hope, Stacy Peterson Are you sick and tired of seeing the shenanigans of Drew Peterson and his merry band of pranksters constantly in the news and on your TV? Have you had about enough of this constant barrage of disrespect for the mothers of his children? What can you do about it? What can you do to bring back the respect and dignity to this three ring circus?
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POPSStalking=Violence=Missing I have always felt strongly about the connection of domestic violence to missing mothers. Almost every case I researched there was a connection. So it only makes logical sense to me if we can reduce the incidents of domestic violence, we will at the same time reduce the incidents of missing women.
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POPSWilliam "Billy" Smolinski, Missing From Jan Smolinski: On January 14 Billy would have been celebrating another birthday. This is the fifth birthday that has gone by without him. A senseless act of violence has taken him away. $60,000 is a BIG NUMBER put some dollars in your pocket by coming forward IF YOU KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT HIS DISAPPEARANCE, it is all yours for the RECOVERY OR RETURN of our son. Happy Birthday Billy we love and miss you. Giving up is NEVER an option no matter how long it takes. 2009 is the year for answers. With God ALL things are possible. EVIL FLOURISHES WHEN GOOD MEN DO NOTHING
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POPSSusan Waller, Another Survivor of Violent Crime n 1986 Susan Waller a college student was kidnapped from her home by 3 strangers. She was repeatedly raped, sodomized and beaten. When the men were finished with her she was shot in the head, dumped into an abandoned, garbage filled quarry. In 2008, after serving only 22 years of a 2 term concurrent life sentences, one of the men is up for parole. Please take a moment, go to the link below and sign the petition.
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POPSShare The Peace Feel free to explore the site content and features, connect with missing persons organizations and loved ones of the missing, REGISTER and create your own profile, contribute to and/or share a FORUM DISCUSSION TOPIC, share a BLOG post, CHAT with one another, INVITE OTHERS to join, view a VIDEO, Join and Interact within GROUPS and more.
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POPS3 Murdered Wives in New York in One Week! The other two alleged wife-slayings this week were in Long Island. William Walsh of Bethpage is accused of strangling his wife, dumping her body and making it seem she had been a victim of roadside violence. David Steeves of Center Moriches allegedly slipped cyanide into his estranged wife's coffee, leaving her in intensive care for nearly two weeks before she died Friday. Both men have pleaded not guilty.
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