[Livia]

Originally Posted by Jesus.H.Christ

I think this is an infringement of civil liberties, and is an example of how isolated/rare events can cause mass hysteria and panic to set in amongst society.

How many men with no history of any of these kinds of things have turned out to rape/murder the women in their lives? This system isn't foolproof at all, and if there are men out there, that are being marginalised by society due to a prosecution, then how do we think these frustrations will manifest themselves onto society?

I've never raised my finger to a woman, but if I was being attacked by a woman, and in the ensuing struggle of me defending myself, I pushed her away and she fell and hurt herself, why should that mean that I would potentially be unable to have any women want to go out with me?

It would be better to empower/educate people of what to do at the first signs of m2f aggression. Some men will always murder/rape women, just like they have throughout history. What happens if I finish with a girl who doesn't take it too well, and reports me to the police for abusing her, knowing full well that it would cost me the chance of future happiness.

To punctuate that point... when Sarah's Law was introduced which made information available on paedophiles, the biggest group using the service were ex-husbands raising concerns about their ex-wife's new partner. Likewise Claire's Law is likely to be open to abuse as a tool of revenge.

Originally Posted by Livia

To punctuate that point... when Sarah's Law was introduced which made information available on paedophiles, the biggest group using the service were ex-husbands raising concerns about their ex-wife's new partner. Likewise Claire's Law is likely to be open to abuse as a tool of revenge.

Do you remember the paediatrician that was attacked, too?

[Ammi]

..I have to say that the supporters of this claim there will be safeguarding in place to stop 'revenge' incidents happening and information will not be 'handed out' to just anyone...obviously there are no details of this yet. It seems to me, that although these incidents are horrendous, as in Claire's case..they are 'extremes' and quite rare and to introduce a law which infringes on privacy in this way seems too extreme and possibly unworkable anyway
...but then, it could be argued...one case is one too many