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“I am not sure whether Kathy Keller has read the entire Violence Against Women Act or not but maybe if she has, she sees it through the eyes of a woman who has not experienced the discrimination that VAWA encourages.” “VAWA helps only certain members of families, the female members.” “Not only are father’s discriminated against with VAWA but their sons are as well …young boys are “reprogrammed” by organizations funded by VAWA and sons who have attained a certain age are considered to be potential abusers and are then directly discriminated against.”
Does this “agenda” seem like it would more than likely attribute to tearing families apart or actually helping families in crisis?” Let’s consider for a moment…leave your husbands, fathers, brothers and sons out in a storm with no way to protect or shelter themselves and have all the female members of your family enjoy a warm shelter, food, a bed to sleep in and tell me that that would encourage family harmony??!!”
This happens with VAWA because there is no funding for shelters to house male victims of domestic violence or our sons who are over the age that individual organizations deem they are potential perpetrators rather than young male children!”
“I challenge Kathy Keller and other members of the NH Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence to explain in detail with proof that VAWA helps families in crisis more than harms them!”
“Keeping in mind of course that families are made up of both male and female members.”

Lee Newman
Executive Director: SAFE-NH