zoozoo
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I know a lot of people feel otherwise, but I have a real problem with referring to non physical abuse as domestic violence. Call it abuse, violence is something different.
I totally agree and that's why I thought it strange that a DV expert would testify that non-physical "abuse" is now being considered a part of DV and can be "even more damaging" than physical abuse. I think ALV testified to that simply for the defense's benefit so that if the jury throws out JA's uncorroborated physical abuse claims, they will still consider her a DV victim based on texts etc.
I am just saying that if AVL is going to make the above assertions about non-physical "abuse" then she shouldn't also be able to claim that stats about DV that are based on reported, PHYSICAL abuse prove DV is more prevalent male-on-female than female-on-male; those stats do not include non-physical abuse which might significantly change them.
She is trying to have it both ways and that seems wrong and disingenuous.
If you were to objectively look at non-physical abuse behaviors in this case, clearly there are way more examples of it for JA against TA than there are for TA against JA (privacy invasion, lies, manipulation, illegal taping, stalking etc.).