I'm going to share my story, on what it's like to try& get out of a dire situation that's killing you, what you can expect to receive from the systems&services available currently in WA. Im speaking of "family" violence, but I prefer to call it "domestic interpersonal terrorism"
I feel like people are often keen to dismiss brothel raids as something neutral. Sometimes people don’t understand why I complain about being caught up in modern slavery raids. Obviously I’m fine, right? Like, I’m not in prison right now so I’m fine? Nah actually
@LauraButts26 This feels like a perfect time to get out my favourite swear 🤬 jesusfuck, for when taking the lords name in vein isn't enough! I mean lol 😂 like being allowed has ever stopped them!!!!
Resisting abuse is the most logical & appropriate thing one can do. Giving into abuse over & over & over again because we are afraid of losing everything is what slowly kills us. But when we resist our perpetrators or the unjust systems they manipulate professionals harm us.
Mainstream news outlets starting to pick up the story on how the family law system can - and often does - order kids to see or live with dangerous parents. This is such a huge story, overseas and here. Aside from a few exceptions, it’s not being reported in Australia.
Good to see abusers participate in #seewhatyoumademedo We need to understand them & they are important to showing other men #DomesticViolence is not on & they can change if they want to. @SBS
Hardly anyone in Australia had heard the term #CoerciveControl two years ago until it became a crime in Britain. People didn’t even know what it was. A penny that weighs a tonne has now dropped & people are realising it’s a real thing & it finally has a name. #seewhatyoumademedo
#WhereDoYouGo when there's ZERO police protection?
in my experience you can expect to go directly to District Court as you're the one whose been arrested & awaiting trial, while your abuser is free to source a new victim #WAPOL#PoliceViolence#PoliceReform#NoJusticeNoPeace
@jessradio I’m devastated for them, and I’m so so angry the police have been let off. Where do you go when there’s no protection from them, only vilification. She was in fight or flight mode, and for a reason. Why don’t police have more training on how to deal with the trauma response??
@jessradio And the WA government refuses to investigate the conduct of the police in leaving baby Charlie at the scene of a violent crime after arresting his mother, the victim of the crime.
My first day in to prison I was 13 & in my school uniform 💔
Cops told me I had to go to school. I was dressed to go to school. They removed me from home & took me to prison
Cops cause life long harm to kids We must end the criminalisation & imprisonment of kids #freeher
Before they got married, he threatened her with suicide if she left him.
"He once said to me 'I will walk into the ocean and drown myself right now if you don't move here with me'. I felt frightened and also sorry for him." #SeeWhatYouMadeMeDo
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My latest Opinion Piece on why we need to #RaiseTheAge of criminal responsibility!
As a psychologist, the evidence clearly & irrefutably supports this.
Hope it educates @IndigenousXLtd
We must raise the age of criminal responsibility, here is why https://t.co/UBR3YpLyfR
How do ppl not get this? Being locked up as a teen was incredibly traumatic in and of itself, so it stands to reason it would be even worse for younger children 😔
“Untreated childhood trauma has strong links with substance abuse and violence. We should not be criminalising children for what are often normal, trauma reactions.��
We must raise the age of criminal responsibility, here is why https://t.co/UBR3YpLyfR
Which they will only give the outcome of to the #ACCC. if I want to know the outcome then I have to apply for it from the ACCC. What an easy to navigate simple & transparent process for #police oversight. - SARCASM, ALL OF THE SARCASM.
Got a call from the WA #Police internal investigation office today. They were forwarded a complaint frm the Corruption & crime commission (ACCC) that a friend of mine made re police handling of the arson investigation & their refusal to take a report about me being raped. It was
A very strange call, as they asked my friends identity, which is irrelevant as they didn't witness any of the issues that occurred, but they had no questions about MY VIEW OF HOW THEY TREATED ME. They said it was courtesy to let me know they were doing a "desktop review" of