RADAR ALERT:
Tell Your Representative, Stop the False Accusations, Stop HRES 590!

"... there is no other court in the land where the penalty for perjury does not exist - you can lie repeatedly and not only NOT be punished for it, but actually be rewarded for it. There is no other court where you are presumed guilty until proven innocent. And for non-custodial parents...especially fathers...going through a divorce...and the never-ending litany of custody issues and all the rest that goes with it...it can feel like eternal damnation."

So says a father of two from New Jersey, who has undergone an ordeal in which he was verbally abused by a judge, physically accosted by police officers, criticized by child welfare officials, shown the door by school administrators, and even turned away by life-long friends.

Situations such as this will be perpetuated by House Resolution 590. It allows for the continued abuse of domestic violence laws, creating a dynamic in which allegations are made solely for the purpose of obtaining an advantage in litigation.

Last week we asked you to contact Rep. George Miller, chairman of the Education and Labor Committee. This week, we're asking you to contact your own Representative and politely ask him or her to say "NO" to HRES 590.

To locate your Representative, go to http://www.house.gov. At the top, enter your Zip code and look up your Representative's name, then go to the Representative's website. Or call the Capitol Switchboard at 1-202-224-3121.

Then leave this message with the Representative's staff: "It's time to stop the false allegations of domestic violence. Say 'No' to HRES 590!"

For further information on House Resolution 590 see http://www.mediaradar.org/docs/RADARanalysis-HRES590.pdf.

Date of RADAR Release: September 10, 2007

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R.A.D.A.R. – Respecting Accuracy in Domestic Abuse Reporting – is a non-profit, non-partisan organization of men and women working to improve the effectiveness of our nation's approach to solving domestic violence. http://mediaradar.org