This is a story about Teen Dating Abuse the subject of a meeting of the American Psychological Association. Among other things presented at the meeting was this statistic; more than a third of teen guys and girls say they've been physically, emotionally or sexually abused in their dating relationships, according to new, unpublished data from a nationwide survey. They want to teach younger children and teens how to have healthier relationships. But as they seek to understand why so many young people hit, demean or force sex on their partners,...

Domestic violence in a relationship is about as difficult a situation to handle as any. It is fraught with hurdles. This story is about one Domestic Violence Hurdle that typifies the problems with domestic violence. It essentially talks about police involvement. "When a police officer responds to a (domestic violence) call, the first thing he or she does is to separate the people involved and try to piece together what happened. The officers then attempt to discover who the main aggressor is in the situation. Ninety-nine percent of the time,...

Here's a story from the daily record in the United Kingdom, which reports the number of Dog Attacks in Scotland where most victims requiring hospital treatment has doubled in the last 15 years. Most of the victims are children, leaving citizens screaming for action. "The daily record newspaper called on the Scottish Government to take action after a spate of horrific attacks on children." The newspaper campaign is calling for: 1. The return of dog licensing, with stringent suitability tests for prospective dog owners. 2. Dog wardens to police the...

click image for more info "New Zealand Police look set to buy thousands of canisters of a potent new pepper spray that is more than six times stronger than the one currently used. Sabre Red from America looks just like the old spray on the police tool belt, but is more likely to stop offenders in their tracks. "Our current spray, which we've been using for over ten years now, we've seen a leveling off in its effectiveness," said Inspector Jason Ross. A trial of the new spray has just...

In Nebraska, dog owners are liable for any and all damages to anyone except a trespasser under a statutory strict liability. Nebraska law sets forth dog bite liability. As dogs are personal property for all intents and purposes, the owner of a dog is liable for any and all damages that could accrue (1) to any person other than a trespasser by reason of having been bitten by such dog or dogs and (2) to any person, firm, or corporation by reason of such dog or dogs killing, wounding, injuring,...

Police have arrested a man in connection with three assaults on women in the Bronx, two of which happened on the same day. Calvin Presinal, 28, is in custody and charged with rape, assault and strangulation. He is also being charged in connection with an incident on August 5, when he allegedly choked a 21-year-old girl until she passed out. The other two happened on August 30. Read the whole story HERE. According to police, an 18-year-old woman was walking near Sedgwick and Bailey Avenues when she says a man...

click for more info The World Health Organization or W.H.O. which is an arm of the UN released a report recently that called sexual assaults against women "epidemic" You can read the whole story HERE. The World Health Organization has concluded that violence and sexual assaults against women has reached a worldwide "epidemic." According to a report from the UN's World Health Organization, abuses against women - including violence and sexual assault - have become a disturbing "epidemic" worldwide. The study found that physical and sexual abuse impacts over a...

Here is a story about a Roseville man who assaulted a woman in a parking lot. Even though the incident was captured on a store video surveillance camera, it wasn't until the sheriff department chaplain recognized the man as one of his parishioners. You can get the whole story HERE. One of the most effective ways that you can fight and defend yourself against an assault is with a Sabre Keychain Spray that has 2 million Scoville heat units and a 10% concentration of oleoresin capsicum in the famous Sabre...