1. Attack with a rag.
- Author
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Torrance, Kelly Jane
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DOMESTIC violence , *ENVIRONMENTALISTS , *ACTIONS & defenses (Administrative law) , *GOVERNMENT policy , *ACTIONS & defenses (Law) - Abstract
Reports on charges filed against former Canadian pop star Terry Jacks, who resides in British Columbia, for assaulting his wife Maggi with a dishrag. Mention of British Columbia's zero-tolerance policy on domestic abuse; Jacks' opinion that his wife, who continues to reside with Jacks, as of April, 2001, is using the accusation as leverage in the couple's divorce; How Jacks, founder of the organization Environmental Watch, believes the case makes a mockery of women who get beaten up.
- Published
- 2001