Research shows, however, that domestic abuse is not about arguments, short tempers and violent tendencies. It’s about domination and control.
Intimate Partner Violence
Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is an expression of abusive power and control in an intimate relationship that causes physical, psychological, and sexual harm. Intimate Partner Violence includes acts of physical aggression, psychological abuse, coercive control and sexual abuse.
Non-fatal strangulation is slated to become a criminal offense in England and Wales, carrying a sentence of up to seven years in prison.
Non-fatal strangulation is a form of asphyxia produced by continuous application of pressure to the throat. In the context of domestic abuse, it is a tool used by one person to threaten, frighten, and subjugate another person. It is an act of abusive power and control. Research shows that it is a high-risk marker for intimate partner femicide. Every year 50 000…
FKA Twigs and Karolyn Pho have filed an explosive joint action complaint against Shia LaBeouf at the Los Angeles Superior Court on December 10, 2020. The document gives a searing account of the catalog of atrocities that both women allegedly experienced at the hands of LaBeouf during their respective relationships with him, including: FKA Twigs’ Allegations Against Shia LaBeouf FKA…
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