Neil’s Comments (group member since Jan 12, 2014)

Neil’s comments from the Reader with a Cause group.

Whoops. Sorry laci. I'm in my phone where it's hard to tell what post is going where. My group is abuse and the law. I see that is not the group you joined. Come check us out if you'd like. Welcome to this group.

Laci,

Thanks for joining. A special welcome to a homey. I grew up in queens and lived in Manhattan till I moved to Tennessee twelve years back.

If you are ready, please jump into Sara Niles book "torn from the inside out". In addition to writing this non-fiction account of domestic abuse, Sara has worked in the domestic violence field and has quite a bit of knowledge of the ins and outs of abuse law.

Feel free to comment at any time regarding the book. The more questions the better:-)

Welcome!

Neil

Hi,

While writing a book about abuse, coupled with my wife's experiences many years ago with an abusive spouse, I am interested in finding out if there is a organized effort to change domestic abuse laws. My research has shown that the strongest efforts in changing laws on the local level seem to follow a murder by an abuser. Are there any organizations or people who work consistently to change these laws both nationally and on a state level?

Hi, Everyone. I live in Tennessee and am interested in how the inconsistent laws regarding abuse and stalking can be strengthened. My wife was a victim of domestic violence years ago and, as I have read about it, I find that we have not met abuse head on as a society.
I'm glad to be here and look forward to reading Pamela's book. Trafficking is another area that needs some legal evangelists in this country.
I encourage you to look at protect.org. It is the first lobbying organization that is dedicated, not to a political or financial agenda, but to strengthen laws regarding child abuse. To me, it's a prototype for the type of effort that will be needed to make comprehensive changes to laws involving all types of abuse.
Thanks,
NeilNeil Newton