Police Officers Unite to Defend Their Livelihoods
      Against False DV Allegations

      March 31, 2005


The promo for this week's His Side--"Police Officers Unite to Defend Their
Livelihoods Against False DV Allegations"--is below.

We invite you to call the show and join the discussion in progress at
1-800-439-4805 (lines open this Sunday from 5-6PM PST).

For those who are outside of our radio stations' coverage ranges, you can
listen to the show live this Sunday (4/3/05) via our station's excellent
Internet stream at Listen Live.

His Side with Glenn Sacks can be heard on WSNR AM 620 in New York City and
North-Eastern New Jersey, and on WWZN AM 1510 in Boston on Sundays at 10 PM
EST. The show can also be heard in Southern California on KTIE AM 590 at 5
PM PST.

The audio archive of last Sunday's debate--"ACFC, ACES Leaders Face-off on
Bradley Amendment"--can be heard by clicking here.

Major Columnist Trashes Fathers

Cynthia Tucker, Editorial Page Editor of the Atlanta Journal Constitution,
trashed fathers today in her column Legislature's 'new day' full of old
hurts. In one of the most bitter and contemptuous columns I've ever seen,
Tucker described recent legislative efforts at child support equity
sponsored by Fathers Are Parents Too as a "callous...assault for children."
She wrote:
"After more than a decade of relentless pressure from angry, selfish
noncustodial fathers [and, frequently, their second wives], the Legislature
created a commission that is likely to reduce child support awards.

"In treating children from first marriages like old shoes to be tossed aside
when they're out of fashion, the GOP-dominated Legislature abandoned its
vaunted principles of family values and personal responsibility. They didn't
hold divorced dads accountable.
"They were too busy listening to whining from those noncustodial
fathers--complaints that centered on their needs, their wants, their frayed
cuffs, worn soles and tiny black-and-white TVs...Hardly a reminder was
uttered about adults' responsibility to provide for their minor children."

We contacted Tucker today and offered her a chance to come on His Side with
Glenn Sacks and debate the issue with a representative from Fathers Are
Parents Too but she declined. This is unfortunate--we are always very fair
to our (many) opposition guests and I believe the debate would have been
interesting and perhaps even fruitful. Our offer remains open should Tucker
change her mind.


New Allies for the Fatherhood/Shared Parenting Movement

The American Coalition for Fathers and Children has collected some new and
important allies for the Fatherhood/Shared Parenting Movement for its new ad
campaign. The ACFC ran and will run ads in the 3/28/05 and 4/4/05 editions
of the Washington Times National Weekly. The ad can be seen here.
Particularly impressive is the support of groups such as the Independent
Women's Forum and Concerned Women for America. The leaders of many
influential conservative groups signed on, reflecting their increased
awareness that the most serious threat to the family is divorce and current
family court policies.

Other signatories include: ABC television producer John Eisendrath, who
played a major role last summer in our successful campaign to preserve the
LaMusga move-away decision; Warren Farrell, author of Father and Child
Reunion (and my ideological mentor); psychiatrist Dr. Mark I. Klein; and
yours truly.

The complete list of signatories is below:

  a.. Stephen Baskerville, President, ACFC

  b.. Michael McCormick, Executive Director, ACFC

  c.. David Roberts, Chairman of the Board, ACFC

  d.. Phyllis Schlafly, President, Eagle Forum

  e.. Paul Weyrich, Chairman and CEO, Free Congress Foundation

  f.. William J. Murray, President, Religious Freedom Coalition

  g.. Dr. Don Wildmon, President, American Family Association

  h.. Concerned Women for America

  i.. Michael J. McManus, President, Marriage Savers

  j.. Dr. Allan Carlson, author, "Fractured Generations"

  k.. William Greene, President, RightMarch

  l.. Pacific Justice Institute

  m.. Heather Higgins, Chairman, Independent Women's Forum Urban League of
Northern Virginia

  n.. Dr. Mark I. Klein, MD, board certified psychiatrist

  o.. Bryce Christensen, Associate Professor, Southern Utah University

  p.. David M. Wagner, Associate Professor, Regent University School of Law

  q.. John Eisendrath, Executive Producer, ABC's "Alias"

  r.. Dr. Warren Farrell, author, "Father and Child Reunion"

  s.. Glenn Sacks, columnist and nationally-syndicated radio talk show host

  t.. David Buchanan, author, "Gendercide and Human Rights"


Glenn Attacked in Los Angeles Times

Predictably, my Los Angeles Times column "Boys or Girls: Pick Your Victim"
(aka Duke, Media Spin New Study to Hide Boy Crisis in Education, 3/20/05)
has provoked a hostile reaction (see second letter) from the Duke
researchers I criticized. As the Duke researchers noted, their study
contradicts the notion of the "girl crisis" in education which has been
posited by feminists since the early 90s. However, both the researchers and
the media who reported on the study have been reluctant to publicize what
the study really shows--that it is boys who have fallen behind.

The researchers, Kenneth C. Land and Sarah O. Meadows, accuse me of
"cherry-picking" from their data to support my arguments. However, I
"picked" nothing, but instead looked at all 28 indices of child well-being
which they studied (Table II "Gender Advantage in 28 Indicator Series,"
pages 36 and 37) and wrote:

"Boys and girls fared equally in six of the 28 categories studied by the
researchers--and girls fared better than boys in 17 of the remaining 22."

The researchers had their spin blindly accepted by all newspapers with the
exception of my column--here's a list of headlines we compiled:

  a.. Boys, Girls Are Faring Equally, Study Finds --Washington Post
  b.. Boys, girls fare equally in US--MSNBC
  c.. Boy-girl gender gap? Not so fast --St. Paul Pioneer Press
  d.. Boys, girls fare about the same, study concludes--Seattle Times
  e.. Study: Neither boys nor girls have it better--The Tallahassee Democrat
  f.. Boys, girls fare equally well in childhood, study finds--San Jose
Mercury News
  g.. Study finds genders fare equally as youths --Detroit News
  h.. Genders faring equally, study of children finds--The State, SC
  i.. Study finds girls, boys fare equally--Palm Beach Post
  j.. Study finds narrower gender gap among U.S. kids; Overall, advantages
for boys, girls don't make that much difference --Bergen Record
  k.. Study Finds Few Differences In Quality Of Life Between Boys And
Girls--Science Daily (press release)
It should be noted that Washington Post Staff Writer Rob Stein, whose
article was reprinted in many of the above papers, is also to blame. Stein
even quoted education professor David Sadker, one of the architects of the
fake "girls crisis" in education from the early 90s, and ended his article
with an asinine parting shot from Sadker--"We all know the guys are going on
to make more money." This in an article describing a study which clearly
shows female advantage. To learn more about the "girl crisis" see my column
Boys: The New Underclass in American Schools [Los Angeles Daily Journal, San
Francisco Daily Journal, 4/15/02]).

To comment on the Duke researchers' letter or my column, write to
letters{at}latimes.com .

Psychology professor Gordon E. Finley also wrote a Letter to the Editor on
the subject--to read, click here.

Fox News Quotes My Column 'The Betrayal of the Military Father'

Fox News columnist Wendy McElroy's new column Military Dads Denied Father's
Rights discusses the outrageous case of Gary S., a San Diego-based US Navy
SEAL whose child was permanently moved from California to the Middle East
against his will while he was deployed in Afghanistan after the September 11
terrorist attacks. McElroy quotes from my column on Gary, The Betrayal of
the Military Father (Los Angeles Daily News, 5/4/03). To hear an interview
with Gary on His Side, go to Two Years into Iraq War, Little Has Been Done
to Protect the Rights of Military Fathers.



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Glenn Sacks
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Police Officers Unite to Defend Their Livelihoods
Against False DV Allegations

Shot in the line of duty. Twice awarded the Medal of Honor. Named New Jersey
Police Officer of the Year.  A highly decorated officer with an impeccable
record. For 22 years police officer Eric Washington battled criminals on the
streets of East Orange, New Jersey.  On January 21, 2001 Washington was
ambushed and brought down--not by an ex-convict bent on revenge or a shadowy
gunman but instead by a false domestic violence accusation brought by a
mentally ill woman.

Under the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 and the 1996 Domestic Violence
Offender Gun Ban, individuals, including police officers and armed forces
personnel, are prohibited from possessing a firearm if they are subject to a
restraining order regarding an intimate partner.  Yet restraining orders are
notoriously easy to obtain. Unless the accused can get the order undone at a
hearing--no easy feat in today's climate--any police officer's or
serviceman's career is one flimsy accusation away from destruction. In New
Jersey, state policy dictates that men lose their weapons simply when a
woman makes a police report of domestic violence.

For many fathers, the destruction is double. Since restraining orders are
often used as first strike weapons in divorce, falsely accused officers
often have their careers destroyed at exactly the moment they are slapped
with stiff child support obligations, spousal support, and legal costs.

Washington and 40 other falsely accused officers have banded together to
form the Police Officer Solidarity Commission and fight these policies.
Seattle family law attorney Lisa Scott frequently defends men targeted by
draconian domestic violence policies. Eric and Lisa will join Glenn on His
Side with Glenn Sacks on Sunday, April 3 at 5 PM PST/8 PM EST.  For those
who are outside of our radio stations' coverage ranges, you can listen to
the show live via our station's excellent Internet stream at Listen Live.

You can call the show and join the discussion in progress at 1-800-439-4805
(lines open this Sunday from 5-6 PM PST).

To learn more, see:

  a.. Cathy Young's Hitting below the belt: Easy to get, hellish to deal
with, restraining orders have become the ultimate weapon in domestic
disputes (Salon.com, 10/25/99)

  b.. Woman Destroys Officer's Career with Accusation Found to be Baseless
then Demands Half His Police Pension--see Wife can keep share of pension in
divorce (MSNBC, 3/25/05)

  c.. Glenn's column Baseball Player's Domestic Violence Arrest Demonstrates
How Men are Presumed Guilty in Domestic Disputes (Los Angeles Daily Journal,
San Francisco Daily Journal, 8/8/02)

  d.. John Brumbaugh's story: After years of appeals, a technicality clears
ex-police officer's name (Daily Breeze,  3/8/05) John, who appeared on His
Side on 4/13/03, is a former Torrance police officer who successfully fought
for over seven years to clear his name and get his life back after being
falsely accused of domestic violence.

  e.. Stephen Baskerville's No Restraint on Restraining Orders (Human
Events, 8/5/02)

  f.. Glenn's column New Report on Maternal Homicide Crisis: Myth-Making and
Manbashing (Lexington Herald-Leader, 1/3/05)

  g.. Glenn's column 'Fatal Fathers' Myth Promoted in Wake of Peterson,
Hacking Cases (Daily Breeze [Los Angeles], 9/17/04)

  h.. Glenn's column Attacks on American Muslims Reaffirm Wisdom of 2nd
Amendment (Pasadena Star-News & Affiliated Papers, 9/19/01)

  i.. FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA--a challenge to
the Lautenberg amendment.

  j.. His Side: Restraining Orders: Saviors of Abused Women or Child Custody
Tactic? (2/27/05)

  k.. His Side: Father Spends 3 Months in Jail for Returning Phone Call
(9/7/03)

  l.. His Side: Liz Taylor's Son-in-Law Says Taylor, Daughter Kidnapped His
Two Year-Old Son (4/11/04)

  m.. His Side: Seattle Press Brands Cops as Batterers (8/3/03)

  n.. A comprehensive discussion of the both the politics and practical
aspects of dealing with false allegations can be found in The Father's
Emergency Guide to Divorce-Custody Battle by Robert Seidenberg and William
Dawes, Esq.

His Side with Glenn Sacks can be heard on WSNR AM 620 in New York City and
North-Eastern New Jersey, and on WWZN AM 1510 in Boston on Sundays at 10 PM
EST. The show can also be heard in Southern California on KTIE AM 590 at 5
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