Discussion List for campus-based and allied personnel working to end gender-based violence on campus.

 I adore Claire and appreciate that some networks have used this tragedy to 
help educate people about risk factors - 

I missed Claire because I was on CBS at the same time - talking about the 
same case - only I refused to have that conversation, not because education 
around risk factors is not important - of course it is - but this particular 
case involves a young woman who is dead for reasons that are not related to a 
lack of understanding re: red flags.  There is much to be said about better 
intervention - and I'm sure Claire covered that, too - "bystander" stuff etc 
- 

But Yeardley Love was both aware and empowered.  She broke it off with her 
killer precisely because she refused to stay involved with a man who was 
violent.

Although CBS asked me to comment on risk factors and "how we help women 
escape ... etc" - I talked, instead, about UVA's reputation for failing 
adequately to redress violence against women on campus.  This doesn't mean 
the school caused her death - but it is relevant to the problem of women's 
silence re: rape and DV in that university environment.  

This is the point I chose to make on CBS - even though I wasn't asked - 
because had UVA developed meaningful policies and procedures around DV - 
there would have been effective involvement from the administration in both 
their lives at an earlier point in time - consistent with safety planning and 
an awareness on the part of the killer that if he so much as stepped foot in 
her dorm, he'd be removed immediately from campus.  etc - -- 

I'm rather fed up with always telling women students to "be afraid - be 
silent - and be careful" - when we should be telling potential offenders 
"knock it off or you're gone".

Not one media source turned the story into a warning for abusers.  Most made 
news out of the things women should be doing better to protect themselves 
from harm.

I'm fine with risk-reduction techniques - but only if they are NOT taught as 
things women must do as the SOLUTION to male violence.  MEN bear exclusive 
responsibility for their actions even if women do nothing to reduce their 
risks.

This philosophy is missing at many universities and we should all be using 
this case to educate the public not only about red flags - but also about 
which universities have the best policies and procedures for preventing 
violence against female students.

Wendy Murphy












 

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I want to reiterate what a great job Claire did on the show.  I just watched 
the 
segment and I will send it out to our staff and faculty as a reminder of how 
far 
too common domestic violence is and how often it is occurring to our 
students.  
The section on warning signs is a good reminder to our faculty and staff.  
Often 
it is faculty that are the first to notice something is wrong and if they are 
paying attention, they talk with the student and refer them to services.  So 
Claire, know that your interview will have many ripple effects.

Lee LaDue
Asst. Director/Coordinator - Gender Violence
Prevention Program
St. Cloud State University Women's Center
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