Historiann has a post up about the murder discussing the shift in focus from the tragedy of Johanna's death to fixation on the murderer, and analyzing what's wrong with this picture.
I'm just pissed off about the whole thing; the rationalizations, the fact that she'll likely get dragged through the mud, and somehow he'll be "misguided" and she'll be at fault (you know, for not pressing charges in '07, or "dating" him in the first place), and the lawyers will make a fortune, and she's still dead.
Did you know in CT, if you're abused by someone who doesn't live in your house, is not a family member, and whom you haven't dated (by whatever definition they have of dating), you are NOT eligible for for a restraining order? Did you know in CT that victims of stalking are not eligible for restraining orders? Did you know that in CT, emotional and mental abuse doesn't (necessarily) rate as abuse worthy of a restraining order? Did you know that restraining orders are state-specific, and enforcement across state lines is not guaranteed?
Link to womenslaw.org page on Restraining Orders.
I will say, this makes me less fearful and more angry. Which is a much more useful emotion.
Showing posts with label Campus Safety. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Campus Safety. Show all posts
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Fear and Damnation
More about the shooting at Wesleyan (damn, damn, damn):
From University Diaries, here.
From Feminist Law Professors, here (about harassment by her murderer 2 years ago).
From Tenured Radical, more info here as well as here, which also includes the prediction that "we find out through an attorney, or through a deranged group of documents, that this man "had" to kill Johanna because he "loved" her."
It is easy to feel safe when someone in particular is targeted for violence, when it isn't random. Don't fool yourselves; the "someone in particular" is very, very often a woman, and could be ANY of us. Somehow, it is safe when men kill/beat/maim their wives/girlfriends/daughters because domestic violence is separate violence. Talk about "separate spheres." TR is rightfully furious that "each of these things [is treated] like an isolated incident of individual pathology. " Historiann has posted about this also (see link in previous post).
I'm angry and scared. What makes someone snap and kill? One of Johanna's passions has been listed as women's issues, another as writing. Did these have anything to do with her murderer's calculus? Perhaps we will know more in time. I cannot let this threat of violence silence me.
Finally, in her response to those who would argue that more guns on campus = safety, TR spells it out: "And I just want to tell you in advance: you are completely and totally insane."
What she said.
Updated: He's turned himself in. For consistency, TR's post here.
From University Diaries, here.
From Feminist Law Professors, here (about harassment by her murderer 2 years ago).
From Tenured Radical, more info here as well as here, which also includes the prediction that "we find out through an attorney, or through a deranged group of documents, that this man "had" to kill Johanna because he "loved" her."
It is easy to feel safe when someone in particular is targeted for violence, when it isn't random. Don't fool yourselves; the "someone in particular" is very, very often a woman, and could be ANY of us. Somehow, it is safe when men kill/beat/maim their wives/girlfriends/daughters because domestic violence is separate violence. Talk about "separate spheres." TR is rightfully furious that "each of these things [is treated] like an isolated incident of individual pathology. " Historiann has posted about this also (see link in previous post).
I'm angry and scared. What makes someone snap and kill? One of Johanna's passions has been listed as women's issues, another as writing. Did these have anything to do with her murderer's calculus? Perhaps we will know more in time. I cannot let this threat of violence silence me.
Finally, in her response to those who would argue that more guns on campus = safety, TR spells it out: "And I just want to tell you in advance: you are completely and totally insane."
What she said.
Updated: He's turned himself in. For consistency, TR's post here.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Just Damn.
A student at Wesleyan U., Johanna Justin-Jinich, has been shot and killed, in the bookstore, on campus.
Tenured Radical, an instructor at Wesleyan, has posted about the shooting, and what its like when it happens so close to home that it IS at home.
University Diaries also posted about the shooting. Also here.
Just horrible. And scary. Especially with recent discussions about permitting concealed-carry guns on campus (more here at Historiann). I feel helpless in the face of this. And very sad.
Tenured Radical, an instructor at Wesleyan, has posted about the shooting, and what its like when it happens so close to home that it IS at home.
University Diaries also posted about the shooting. Also here.
Just horrible. And scary. Especially with recent discussions about permitting concealed-carry guns on campus (more here at Historiann). I feel helpless in the face of this. And very sad.
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