An alert from SAVE about the Thaomas Ball incident:



By the way, people here need to get serious about starting chapters in their repsective states and start doing lobbying work. It is fun, not that hard and a very empowering experience.

SAVE E-lert "Stop the Abuse" June 21, 2011 Shock Lingers Over Suicide of Thomas Ball, Falsely Arrested for DV Dear Bob, Following a 10-year battle to clear his good name, Thomas Ball took his own life on June 15, 2011 in front of the Cheshire County, New Hampshire courthouse. He killed himself by lighting himself on fire. Ball was a 21-year military veteran with no prior history of violence. The saga began when Ball physically disciplined his child, cutting her lip. CPS warned the mother, Karen Ball, to report the incident to the police, or face a child abuse charge. The police department mistakenly classified the action as "domestic violence" and arrested the man. With a divorce now imminent, everything seemed to go downhill. Out of a job since 2009 and now facing a jail sentence for falling behind on child support payments, Thomas Ball felt he had run out of options. An article about this tragic event can be read at http://freekeene.com/2011/06/16/thomas-james-ball-self-immolated-in-protest-of-the-justice-system/ Another is here: http://lewrockwell.com/grigg/grigg-w219.html . SAVE has posted a flyer that you can send to your lawmakers here: www.saveservices.org/downloads/Self-Immolation-Case-Lays-Bare-Inhumane-Abuse-System . Find your lawmakers here: www.USA.gov . SAVE Domestic Violence Legislative Project Takes Off SAVE's Domestic Violence Legislative Project is taking off! The following eight states now having Contact Persons, and are on their way to becoming full-fledged SAVE chapters: California Colorado Delaware Maine Michigan New York North Carolina Utah Check these pages from time to time as we add useful information to help you reform your state DV laws. If you haven't joined the DVLP yet and you want to be part of this cutting edge reform, send an email to me at tstoddard@saveservices.org. I'll put you on the list to get the conference call information, and we'll hear you on the next call, July 20! Sincerely, teri Stop Abusive and Violent Environments Teri Stoddard, Program Director www.saveservices.org P.S. Help us grow our efforts....forward this E-lert to a friend! June: False Allegations Awareness Month False allegations harm the innocent, squander taxpayer money, and shortchange true victims. Join the fight to stop false accusations of domestic violence, child abuse, and sexual assault. _______________ Petition: Abuse Shelters Must Help Real Victims Sign the petition

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