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To the President and Members of the Legislative Council of the Parliament of Western Australia in Parliament assembled.
On 1 August 2008, the Homicide Act 2008 was amended to introduce changes in the context of domestic homicide where there has been a history of violence by either the deceased or the accused.
We the undersigned residents of Western Australia call on the State Government to:
(1) Review the imprisonment of women who are currently serving life sentences for murder where these changes to the said Act apply, and to take whatever action is required to ensure these women are afforded justice; and
(2) To enact legislative changes to ensure that fairness and justice is properly served in relation to domestic homicide where there has been a history of violence by either the deceased or the accused.
And your petitioners as in duty bound, will ever pray.
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January 23, 2014
I spent the entire morning reading through the personal stories people are leaving in the comments and it really hits home how these laws have been failing people for way too long. It is just so heavy when you see the actual impact behind the policy and honestly I am still trying to process how many lives have been completely derailed by these outdated legal interpretations. We are working on getting this in front of the right people at the Parliament because the current situation is simply not sustainable.
January 23, 2014
I was just staring at the screen and realized how far this has traveled because honestly I did not think so many people would actually pause their day to care about this legal mess. It is wild really because the momentum is suddenly so heavy and it makes me feel like maybe things are actually going to shift for these women who have been stuck in the system for way too long. I have a meeting coming up with a few folks who might actually listen and my brain is just spinning with how to explain all of this properly.
Reached 100 supporters
January 23, 2014
13 Comments
these women have served their time a lifetime ago .lets learn from this and get a better understanding around domestic violence and the long term effects and damages it can and does continue to do !
Everybody in partner/family relationship will benefit by paying efforts on following a simple easy principle: Understand and RESPECT woman as a person, an individual, a human being. It is harmless cost less and it is the way lead to happy and healthy relationships. Simply as that.
The petition doesn't seem to have many signatures. Maybe it could be more widely circulated - through something like change.org.
Women's horrific experiences of physical and sexual violence at the hands of their partner must be considered when charging women who murder their partners. In no way am I excusing the killing of these men but it must be understood in the context that this occured as a result of, often, long term abuse and trauma inflicted upon them by these men. If we are going to see justice served, we must encorporate these histories of abuse. I hope to see that these women's' pain is given due consideration.
Where violence & abuse to the accused is promanite, this should be concided in the sentencing period & brought to the forfront when reviewing parol.
You really are some piece of work. It's now very clear why the corrupt family court system uses you to push fathers out of their children's lives. The world has gone mad. You should not be involved in the family court system as you are clearly on the side of women no matter what they do or what lies they tell or abuse they cause. You have no shame. For the record I am getting as much information together as possible and will expose you for what you are. I don't know how you sleep
Justice is long over due
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Status: Closed — this petition is no longer accepting signatures.
Final supporters
To the President and Members of the Legislative Council of the Parliament of Western Australia in Parliament assembled.
On 1 August 2008, the Homicide Act 2008 was amended to introduce changes in the context of domestic homicide where there has been a history of violence by either the deceased or the accused.
We the undersigned residents of Western Australia call on the State Government to:
(1) Review the imprisonment of women who are currently serving life sentences for murder where these changes to the said Act apply, and to take whatever action is required to ensure these women are afforded justice; and
(2) To enact legislative changes to ensure that fairness and justice is properly served in relation to domestic homicide where there has been a history of violence by either the deceased or the accused.
And your petitioners as in duty bound, will ever pray.
Updates
January 23, 2014
I spent the entire morning reading through the personal stories people are leaving in the comments and it really hits home how these laws have been failing people for way too long. It is just so heavy when you see the actual impact behind the policy and honestly I am still trying to process how many lives have been completely derailed by these outdated legal interpretations. We are working on getting this in front of the right people at the Parliament because the current situation is simply not sustainable.
January 23, 2014
I was just staring at the screen and realized how far this has traveled because honestly I did not think so many people would actually pause their day to care about this legal mess. It is wild really because the momentum is suddenly so heavy and it makes me feel like maybe things are actually going to shift for these women who have been stuck in the system for way too long. I have a meeting coming up with a few folks who might actually listen and my brain is just spinning with how to explain all of this properly.
Reached 100 supporters
January 23, 2014
13 Comments
These women are no threat to the community. They endured years of domestic violence that led them to the point of committing this desperate act.
these women have served their time a lifetime ago .lets learn from this and get a better understanding around domestic violence and the long term effects and damages it can and does continue to do !
Everybody in partner/family relationship will benefit by paying efforts on following a simple easy principle: Understand and RESPECT woman as a person, an individual, a human being. It is harmless cost less and it is the way lead to happy and healthy relationships. Simply as that.
The petition doesn't seem to have many signatures. Maybe it could be more widely circulated - through something like change.org.
Women's horrific experiences of physical and sexual violence at the hands of their partner must be considered when charging women who murder their partners. In no way am I excusing the killing of these men but it must be understood in the context that this occured as a result of, often, long term abuse and trauma inflicted upon them by these men. If we are going to see justice served, we must encorporate these histories of abuse. I hope to see that these women's' pain is given due consideration.
Where violence & abuse to the accused is promanite, this should be concided in the sentencing period & brought to the forfront when reviewing parol.
You really are some piece of work. It's now very clear why the corrupt family court system uses you to push fathers out of their children's lives. The world has gone mad. You should not be involved in the family court system as you are clearly on the side of women no matter what they do or what lies they tell or abuse they cause. You have no shame. For the record I am getting as much information together as possible and will expose you for what you are. I don't know how you sleep
Justice is long over due
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These women are no threat to the community. They endured years of domestic violence that led them to the point of committing this desperate act.