Interesting (video, 18:34). This young Dutch woman may be destined for MRM stardom.
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Our thanks to Len for this.
There are some intriguing parallels between this case and that of Sally Challen, who was initially convicted of murder for battering her husband to death through 20+ blows to his head with a hammer (she’d brought it in her handbag to his house, showing premeditation). The charge was later changed to manslaughter, following the defence of coercive control – a defence which will be used overwhelmingly by female defendants, not male defendants – and she is now a free woman.
The headline in the Daily Mail outrageously starts with “Hen-pecked Barclays executive…”. People of both sexes are capable of provoking violence in partners. When the provoking is done by a woman it’s downplayed as “hen-pecking”, making the response of the man seem worse. Julie Bindel frequently refers to men who kill their partners as reacting to “nagging” .
In this latest case the man in question, David Pomphret, admitted manslaughter but was found guilty of murder.
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A woeful article on ICMI19 by Nathan Worcester, “a writer and editor from Chicago”.
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Our thanks to Mike P for this. An extract:
I thought back to that moment this week when I read that Left-leaning women’s groups and lawyers are now calling for the scrapping of juries in rape trials, replacing them with a lone judge and a committee of two.
“Left-leaning”? Why could Sue Reid not be more specific, and say “feminist”?
We refer again to Janet Bloomfield’s article, 13 reasons women lie about being raped.
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On 24 May – well over four months ago – Elizabeth Hobson and I gave talks at Cambridge University. All the blog pieces relating to that day are here. The talks attracted a large online audience in part because of protesters from Cambridge University Noisy Twats Society seeking to drown out our talks with their chants – a typical line, “There are many, many, more of us than you” – and failing dismally. A local man who attended the talks was assaulted by the crowd, along with his 16-year-old son.
Following milkshake being thrown over me a few hours before the talks – some of it went over two supporters, Natty and Jordan – the police identified the assailants, a young woman, and a male photographer working for Varsity. The police didn’t even seek a charging decision from the CPS, but let the two people off on the condition they sent letters of “apology” to Natty, Jordan, and myself, and paid £25 to each of us. The letters finally arrived today, by email. The milkshake thrower’s letter consists of this:
Dear Sir/Madam
REF: Apology for Misconduct
I am writing to express my regret for my actions on the day of the J4MB event in Cambridge.
I acknowledge that my behaviour was not an appropriate way to air my grievances with your organisation. While I cannot undo my actions or alter what transpired, I hope that this letter will go some way to making amends. I will practice self-control and when aggrieved, I will voice my concerns using more appropriate methods of protest in future.
I am sorry for any damage or upset caused, and I hope that £25 each will be enough to cover any costs arising.
Once again, I express my sincere apology and promise that this will not happen again.Sincerely,
An Activist
The photographer’s letter consists of this:
Dear [Sir/Madam]
I am writing to apologise for throwing a milkshake at/over your person. Regardless of my disagreements with your beliefs, I recognise that this action was unacceptable. Even though our feelings were strong, it was wrong to express our anger in the way we did. Going forward, I will make every effort to confine my protests to legally acceptable avenues. Resorting to physical means, I acknowledge, is dangerous and irresponsible. Even if throwing a liquid may have seemed trivial, I recognise now that it still constitutes assault in the eyes of the law. Taking this course of action was therefore not justifiable.
Nor did any mirth that might have been caused justify the act perpetrated. Of course, this is not to mention the material consequences. The damages to clothing etc. are extremely regrettable. Hopefully, the £25 enclosed will cover any costs incurred. I accept this as a fair penalty and am grateful that more serious action was avoided.
Nevertheless, I have learnt a lesson from this experience. Going forward, I will always engage on an intellectual level, no matter with whom I am engaging.
Yours sincerely,
No names were provided. So not only have these two idiots not been held to account legally or financially – we understand a crowdfunder covered their costs – they have not even had their identities revealed. The silver lining in this cloud was provided by Natty’s wonderful video (4:32) of the milkshaker and the photographer, which has attracted over 14,500 hits to date.
The police were called to pick up the woman Natty had apprehended – in the centre of Cambridge – and failed to turn up in the course of an hour. The police also did nothing to disband the group of protesters seeking to stop people entering the building where Elizabeth and I were speaking.
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Our thanks to Joe for this.
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Just published (video, 24:37).
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Our thanks to Don for this. The start of the piece:
A woman at the centre of a row over diplomatic immunity will not return to the UK, according to briefing notes held by US President Donald Trump.
Anne Sacoolas is suspected of being involved in a car crash that killed British motorcyclist Harry Dunn, who died in Northamptonshire on 27 August.
Mrs Sacoolas later left the UK to return home to the US, after telling local police she had no such plans.
The note was photographed as Mr Trump addressed reporters at the White House.
It reads: “(If raised) Note, as Secretary Pompeo told Foreign Secretary Raab, that the spouse of the US government employee will not return to the United Kingdom.”
Harry Dunn was 19 when he was killed in this tragic accident. Had the genders been reversed, and an American husband of an American diplomat had killed a female motorcyclist, my belief is the man would not have returned to the US while the case was still pending. But if he had returned to the US, social pressures – and pressures from the US government, from Trump down – would have been overwhelming, and he would have returned to the UK. The gender gap in moral agency is ever-present.
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My thanks to Elizabeth for pointing me to a book written and published last year by Brian Lenney, an American. A flavour of the content, beneath a cartoon of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton:
A woman even tried to be the President once…
Although we haven’t had a woman President in America, maybe someday we will. In 2016, one woman tried to be President, (Hillary Clinton) but she was a bad lady. And because of that, she couldn’t get the right number of votes needed to beat the famous President Donald Trump.
We’ve added the book to our list of recommended books.
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A tip of the hat to Philip Davies for this (14:54:52 – 14:58:17), recorded yesterday. You’ll need to click on the audio bar to get audio (it’s mute by default). Barely a murmur from Jess Phillips, for a change.
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Justice for Men & Boys 