Since state domestic violence laws were written, the understanding of what constitutes domestic abuse has evolved, and laws must keep up. Technological abuse includes cyberstalking or “revenge porn,” which is nonconsensual sharing of explicit images. The woman has joined other advocates for survivors of domestic violence who are seeking to change Massachusetts law to let a judge issue a restraining order when there is a pattern of “coercive control” or technological abuse.īills sponsored by Representatives Natalie Higgins and Tram Nguyen and Senator Michael Moore would let a judge issue a restraining order based on “a pattern of conduct that has the purpose or effect of substantially restricting an individual’s safety or autonomy through intimidation, isolation, implicit or explicit threats, or by compelling compliance.” The bill gives examples including repeatedly humiliating someone, isolating them from friends and family, controlling their finances, damaging property, abusing pets, or threatening to report them to immigration authorities. I didn’t have a restraining order, so a year and a half into the divorce process, I experienced another assault.” If the law recognized other types of abusive behavior, the woman said, “I think I would have had a restraining order from day one.
I am grateful to the author for writing it, it was the exact quality of thought provoking material I've been in search of lately.But under state law, a person can only get a restraining order if there is a threat of physical harm or sexual assault. It's a story everyone should hear, but not one that everyone will understand its depth.
I will be recommending this book for sure, but not to everyone.
I also appreciated the narrator's attempt at setting different tones for different character's voices. It's a modern story attempting to tackle some of humanity's timeless questions and I feel like it did well with such a grand task. The characters were thoughtful, philosophical, curious, and intellectuals without pretense. I feel like it was left to the reader to interpret the significance of each scene, and for me, it offered many opportunities for introspection. I found the story to be empowering, brave, and raw. I struggled at first with the formatting of the book, but once I got the hang of it, I was able to enjoy it seamlessly. I loved this story so much, I'm going to have to purchase it in print.
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