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The Coercive Control Bill That Could Reshape South Carolina Family Court
The proposal would expand how abuse is defined — and how judges weigh it in divorce and custody cases.
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God deliver us from the simps! Is there no end to the mental gymnastics that feminists and the simps who bow to them will create to put more men in jail and ruin more lives? While true abuse and coercive control is bad, most of the women in these situations are there because they choose to be. As with existing CDV laws, these will be used by vindictive women to gain leverage in divorce and custody proceedings, or to punish a man for whatever she may deem him worthy of being punished for. It is bad enough that we have simps like Goldfinch pushing this garbage in the Legislature, but as with almost every new crime the Legislature invents or pulls from thin air, they make it “a felony” and give it up to ten years incarceration as a penalty.
This has the potential to cut both ways, but as with the CDV laws, it will be used most often against men.
Have you ever known anyone who had a spouse or significant other who spent their budget into oblivion on frivolous shit? I can see it now, a spouse or bf/gf/so tries reigning in such frivolous spending for the sake of the household budget, and here we go with a “coercive control” charge; guaranteed to ruin their life for trying to reign in the out-of-control spouse/bf/gf/so because of a few women who seek out and refuse to leave abusive mates. It is painful watching someone you care about in the throes of abject and terminal stupidity as they cling to an abusive relationship, but passing unnecessary laws that will ruin many more lives than it will save is not the answer.
People are bad and many women are axe murderers. But we do need to increase punishments for the. crimes that men and women commit.
It’s like the old state harassing phone call statute. If a person so much as made two hang-up phone calls, they could be facing ten (ten) years in a SC prison. In divorces cases, it was at times used in hotly contested custody cases. Good way to shut out a parent by charging and having them locked up. State lawmakers eventually caught on and went back and amended that old statute. Reduced the maximum incarceration time to thirty (30) days. But not before some people spent years in prison for harassing phone calls.
South Carolina is, and always be, a mess. From vindictive people to judges who do not follow the law,, to even attorneys who intentionally lie with hopes of winning a case, all the changes will never really be for the better as long as we have l these bad people everywhere
I’m sorry. That does not compute. You made a good point about excessive penalties for harassing phone calls and excessive penalties once applied to them and a correction made to that by the Legislature, eventually.
At the end, not sure I get your point, other than society will always have problems, which I agree with.
The first paragraph, I gather you are saying that for whatever reason, we need to increase penalties for (all?) crimes that people commit? Why? Why do we need to ruin more lives with greater penalties for (all?) crimes that people commit? Our government (local, state, Federal) seemingly exists for the sole purpose of pulling people down and keeping them there. Make a mistake and you are branded for life. Get a good job? Yeah, good luck with that! Lose rights and carry the mark of shame until you die? That is not a government that serves the people. It is one that oppresses the people and each new law adds to the chances that any one of us will one day step in a pile of steaming shit our lawmakers left in our path and forever pay the price. If you think living like that is good, why not move to China?
Is it a criminal offense to be sarcastic and make fun of lawmakers, shameless bench warmers, cops who eat to many donuts, and Obama?
Not yet, but give them time…
Their ultimate goal is to make every aspect of life and human endeavor, a felony.
Agree
God is hearing my prayers. This will pass. And I’ll finally be able to FILE FOR DIVORCE and continue paying for the home I’ve been paying for. You can’t file unless one leaves. Abusers (that don’t hit you) won’t leave and you can’t even file divorce. For me and my 4 children and 2 dogs to leave, I’ll have to pay minimum of 2 months for air b n b plus hire an attorney, $6k-$10k JUST TO FILE. Then also pay the mortgage and household expenses until God willing, me and my children can return to their childhood home of 9 years. I have no one to help us with a place to stay. It’s either sink the small savings and resources because the divorce law as it stands prevents a divorce unless you’re able to leave. That’s not ok! And his emotional abuse, coercive control, financial abuse isn’t enough.
They want him gone. I want him gone. He wants control.
God I know you hear me! Me and my children have prayed long and hard for a clear path, I see you moving. Cover us and others with your mercy. Amen.
Yes! Yes! Yes!
Financial coercion happened slowly at my home. No one should be able to control another person. It is sad that I wish my husband would just hit me instead of the financial control. I could have filed for divorce years ago.