This was my first submission to Mens News Daily, a syndiated website and periodical that has over 100,000 daily readers. They placed it right up there on the front page and I made $100 today! This was such a landmark decision that the men's movement has been waiting for forever, that they'll most likely leave this as their top story all week.
John
http://mensnewsdaily.com/2009/10/07/west-virginia-hands-family-services-a-resounding-defeat/
West Virginia Hands Family Services a Resounding Defeat October 7th, 2009
It’s long overdue. In an October 2nd ruling, the honorable Judge Stucky handed the Family Services Board of WV a resounding defeat, often citing gender bias and lack of science to their approach, quoting “a substantial chilling effect of suppressing their members expression of speech, thoughts and ideas relative to domestic violence by depriving them even of the opportunity to obtain certified services”. This often included preconceived untruths promulgated by the falsehoods of the domestic violence “experts” within these services. It also found that services “excluded Men and adolescent males from their statutory right to safety and security free from domestic violence for no other reason than their gender”.
The ruling can be viewed here.
The ruling has an effect upon the funding of the Family Services division, which has been practicing these gender biased policies outside of state mandated authority and, until recently, control. It further stated that these state mandated policies have been undermined by the determined efforts and gender biased policies of Family Services, which has been operating in an out-of-control fashion since its inception. This decision is long overdue and highlights what is happening across this great country of ours. Fundamental rights have been usurped by the practices of these agencies and run unchecked on a daily basis. MAWAD (Men and Women Against Discrimination) has shown us the way with their leadership and has done what is necessary here. And that is by challenging these laws in court. We have already shown the more than abundant evidence through the practices of these agencies, who think they are above the law, until now. Rules set forth by these state agencies, as found by this court “often exceed the authority granted to them”. One example of this is the setting of standards off licensed facilities to private Coalitions, which in turn, excludes any person who does not adhere to their gender biased agenda. This also excludes them from funding and insures that only those who adhere to their belief system, and their belief system only, receive funds. This would include groups that are staffed by the most prominent professional in the field of domestic violence, who are often attacked by these coalitions for their scientific and CLINICAL approach, which includes data that is excluded from ever making it to policies that are created these gender-biased laws in the first place.
This is how these coalitions defeat the opposition and institute their “truth” via gender biased “statistics” to gain “credibility”.
This has stopped in West Virginia for now, and will hopefully happen soon elsewhere where these laws are not being used as intended, and instead, are being used as weapons against men and boys. In the mean time, true victims of domestic violence are being denied services due to these abhorrent practices, because they do not subscribe to a preset agenda that usurps their constitutional rights as citizens.
Hats off to MAWAD for their positive actions, which have resulted in positive results for victims of domestic violence. They, along with the White House, realize that these laws are failing. Please visit MAWAD’s website and support them. Drop The American Coalition For Fathers And Children a line here and let them, know what you think of their efforts here as it is related to this decision. They should be both applauded and rewarded with YOUR donation dollars, as well as funding money meant for true support for domestic violence victims.
