Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Murderous Merritt Father is NOT the Boogeyman. Really.

The BC man suspected of murdering his three children has been caught by a local hunter.

The vigilante hunter's (brief) statements are great ("He's Got"). He tied the man to a tree....(his possible reasons for hunting him down are another column altogether).

What I'm interested in is how all the news items I've read focus on the community keeping their children indoors, checking under beds, and the like.

Excuse me, this man is not the Boogeyman!
He is not here to eat your children.

Schoenborn is an enraged, abusive, (reportedly mentally ill) murderous partner/father who carried out a targeted plan of violence against his own family. No one else is at risk, unless they are valuable to the mother.

How can the public STILL be so unfamiliar with domestic violence, when we have several cases a year in Canada of a man killing his children to punish his partner (not to mention the number of men who murder their wives/GFs). Schoenborn is not a monster in your closet or under your bed, he is a statistically re-ocurring type of person. Men like him will carry out these acts of violence again and again, unless restraining orders, peace bonds, and jail terms are taken seriously.

Come on. Get your heads up from under the beds, and into reality.

See GnM article here

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At 11:28 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

"How can the public STILL be so unfamiliar with domestic violence...?"

Because the public is stupid and fearful and always will be.

Also, by making Schoenborn out to be more of a threat than he really is, people give themselves a means to cope with their own domestic issues. "Well sure, my husband beats me, but at least he's no Shoenborn! THAT man is a MONSTER!"

See? Cynicism has all the answers.

 

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