I’d like to point out 2 things.

1. There’s no evidence this law will save lives.

2. There’s no evidence this will act as a deterrent.

If I understood @LeighGoodmark correctly, over the past 40 years domestic violence offences has not significantly lowered rates of offending. https://twitter.com/sbsnews/status/1389321364322938881

We have to be very clear of the expectation surrounding criminalising coercive control. Also for people who oppose it, why we oppose it. It’s not in the too hard basket, we actually want to see much harder work done.

This for me is an easy go to, it’s not addressing the whole of system response that’s needed. It’s not addressing the distrust some of us have in the CJS and police.

It’s not going to overhaul entire state based justice systems that fail across the board. It’s not going to rebuild our lives, fund trauma recovery, or deal with older women being homeless, or lift us out of poverty that many are left in after leaving.

I’ve not said much on this issues for a while, but it’s constantly in my thoughts. I’ve read, listened, & researched it from so many different angles. Had conversations with trusted survivors, researchers & colleagues to understand my position. Please respect my positon.

No we won’t always agree, and that’s fine. When you pull it all apart we do actually agree on more than is visible on a surface level and platform such as twitter. I simply don’t see it as being the panacea or do everything that people hope it will.