Bob CollinsAnton Schloegl was trying to make a point when he fired his legal counsel and represented himself in his court case on charges of assaulting his fiancee during a 2016 car ride to Duluth.
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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Tag: Domestic violence
The Lancaster, Pa., Barnstormers, one of the many independent minor league teams, are patting themselves on the back for their sensitivity to domestic assault by cutting a player after police released a video showing Danry Vasquez beating up his girlfriend in August 2016 at Whataburger Field in Texas, home of the Corpus Christi Hooks baseball Read more →
The court ruled in the case of Tracy Thompson, who had sought an order for protection in September 2015 against her ex-husband, John Schrimsher, based largely on allegations of domestic abuse several years earlier, including being kicked, choked, knocked over, and slapped, some of which occurred while she was pregnant. Schrimsher denied the allegations.
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If we’re really interested in stopping mass murder, it’s well past time to start talking seriously about whether we take domestic abuse seriously enough.
Find a man who’ll beat up women and children, and you may well find a man capable of killing the defenseless. Read more →
Big credit is going this morning to James Brown, the CBS Sports anchor for its NFL broadcasts, for his essay before last night’s Thursday Night Football game. Read more →
Despite a conflict of interest, CBS pressed NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell hard on how he dealt with Ray Rice, the Baltimore Ravens player who beat his wife and was fired this week. Read more →
Today’s story also appears to illuminate the extent to which some of the nation’s top sportswriters have covered for the NFL. Read more →
The Fargo Forum says the Rape and Abuse Crisis Center complained about the sign which advertised chainsaws and duct tape in its ex-wife sale.
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