May 2010

Top 5 Beatles Songs From 1966

by Cara May 29, 2010

In Beatles history, 1966 has largely gone down as the year that Beatlemania began to self-destruct. A visit to Japan resulted in protests over the Beatles’ plans to play at Budokan, and exposed how normally screaming crowds had left them unable to skillfully perform their own songs live. A trip to the Philippines inadvertently turned [...]

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Man Reported Police Sexual Assault Against His Girlfriend, Now Faces Deportation

by Cara May 27, 2010

The man pictured above did a very, very scary thing. This man pictured above did the right thing. And for calling 911 while a police officer sexually assaulted his girlfriend during a traffic stop, Abel Moreno was arrested. His girlfriend was arrested, too. Then, things got even worse. Several things then happened. Five other women [...]

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Boys Aged 10 and 11 Convicted of Attempted Rape as Apologists Deny Assault Was Possible

by Cara May 25, 2010

Trigger Warning for rape apologism. Linked articles contain descriptions of sexual assault. Out of the U.K. comes an extremely disturbing case in which two young boys, aged 10 and 11, have been convicted of attempting to rape an 8-year-old girl. I’ll let that sink in for a moment. The case raises numerous ethical conundrums and [...]

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De Anza Witnesses Condemn Botched Rape Investigation

by Cara May 24, 2010

I don’t usually do quick hits, but I thought that this one, via SAFER, was reason for an exception. The three witnesses in the De Anza rape case — Lauren Chief Elk, Lauren Bryeans, and April Grolle — have written an editorial for the San Jose Mercury News about the new revelation that some key [...]

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Top 5 Beatles Songs From 1965

by Cara May 22, 2010

In 1965, the Beatles not only managed to reach even greater heights of stardom, they also improved vastly as a group. They completed yet another film, this one in color, released 3 #1 singles in the U.K. (with 5 in the U.S.!), and also managed to record two full albums, each one arguably better than [...]

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England and Wales Move to Grant Anonymity to Rape Defendants

by Cara May 21, 2010

In England and Wales, there’s a plan underway to grant anonymity to those who are accused of rape but have not been convicted. Yes, under this plan, the name of the alleged victim would not be the only one withheld from public knowledge for reasons of safety and privacy. And understandably, local anti-rape activists have [...]

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Insufficient Evidence

by Cara May 19, 2010

Trigger Warning for post and links for descriptions gang rape, as well as rape apologism and denialism by the judicial system. Blogging about the issues that I blog about can take a lot out of a person. Specifically, they sometimes manage to take a lot out of me. Consequently, there are some posts that I [...]

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Defense Attorney Claims Convicted Rapist “Didn’t Realize” the Severity of Rape

by Cara May 18, 2010

Trigger Warning for discussions of sexual violence, rape apologism, and racism. In Adelaide, Australia, a taxi driver named Hajy Baba Rahmanian was found guilty of raping an unconscious passenger. The details of the rape itself are, of course, rather horrific: The court heard that in June 2006 the 19-year-old victim got into Rahmanian’s taxi after [...]

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Top 5 Beatles Songs From 1964

by Cara May 15, 2010

For the Beatles, 1964 was a huge year. The band managed to star in their first feature film, produce their first album of all original material (and the only one made up entirely of Lennon/McCartneys), and take America by storm — breaking records in television viewing and record sales, selling out concerts in minutes, and [...]

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Financial Interests Get in the Way of Meaningful Rights for Domestic Violence Victims

by Cara May 14, 2010

A new Massachusetts bill regarding victims of domestic violence has recently passed the State Senate, and is headed to the House. If approved, the bill would guarantee workers who are also victims of intimate partner violence some protections from their employers: The approved bill would require businesses to give employees who are victims of domestic [...]

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