Following a recent, and highly biased, series of articles by Rob Perez–the first of which declared a ten-year decline in domestic violence rates in the state–a new Honolulu Advertiser article, “Crime in Honolulu falls 22%” published 1/12/08, at first glance seems to increase hope that things are getting better.
“Overall crime on O’ahu fell 3 percent in 2007 — the fourth straight yearly decline — to the lowest total since the state started tracking the data 33 years ago, according to the FBI.” There’s less need for common people to act like criminals. One would think this is a good thing.
Looking more closely, however, the 16,341 violent and property crimes of 2008 represent an amazing 1.27 percent of our population of 1.285 million according to Hawaii’s 2006 census records. Compared against the FBI’s 2007 figures, the drop in reported violent crimes, from 2007 to 2008, would be less than 4 tenths of a percent.
Is this a meaningful drop in crime? Can Honolulu residents feel comfortable knowing that there is a 4 tenths of a percent drop in the number of people likely to commit crimes? Or are the Honolulu Advertiser staff just messing with us?
The HA lists; murders, assaults, sex assaults, robberies, burglaries, thefts, car thefts and arson from the FBI report. Is there a reason why crimes of Domestic Violence are kept out of the statistics? I guess “Yes.”
Domestic Violence is a politically designed crime that is all inclusive of the crimes already punished under various sections of federal and state law. The crime of “DV” is pushed by a radical group of individuals–feminists, angry women, unethical social workers, special interest psychologists, divorce lawyers, and family court judges–all eager to gorge at the troth of money from private and public agencies.
With the money they get, they raise hackles through fear mongering campaigns. Women are at risk of being married to men. Children are doubly at risk for having a father. Boys are future abusers. Girls are future victims.
Obliviously, the people in charge sit on the laurels of the positive news. “This is a nice trend…. and we certainly want to continue that,” said Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann,” while those with an anti-family agenda continue to exploit families under the umbrella of DV.
No one even questions the secretive actions of the closed Family Court in Hawaii. Anyone who has gone through the Honolulu Family Court can attest to the power it has to break apart families.
I continue to believe that the family is the very institution at the heart of our democracy. The Family Court is the family’s nemesis.
Murder, rape, robbery, assault; I find it strange that divorces and the breakup of families with children are not treated as a crimes. Only violent crimes–where blood is shed–does the FBI report the impact upon society; and, as though explaining it all.
At the same time, temporary restraining orders between divorcing couples explode and divorces increase. Non-custodial parents are being tossed out of their children’s lives at an unprecedented rate in history. What could be a greater crime than teaching a child that a parent’s love is expendable?
The FBI nor Hawaii officials don’t even have a name for the criminals who harm our children; Child Abductors, Family Wreckers, Alienators, Profiteers. The officials remain blind to the most destructive people tearing apart our society. Why?
They are captivated by the fear-mongering; men are bad, women are victims, boys will be bad, and girls are future victims. By the drumbeat of repetition, the faction promoting fear has protected itself from questioning by the very fear that it purports is real. And the statistics do not bear them out.
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