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Stacey Hyde’s story is a shocking insight into how the law treats young, abused women
To put Hyde, who suffered from a number of chronic mental health problems – including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, borderline personality disorder, depression, and suicidal tendencies – through a second trial, when she had already served five years in prison, is nothing short of barbaric. Stacey Hyde’s story is a shocking insight into how the law treats young, abused women Julie Bindel When Emma Humphreys was acquitted of murder by the court of appeal in July 1995, it marked a change in the law in cases of abused women who kill violent men. Emma had stabbed Trevor Armitage, her violent boyfriend/pimp after he threatened her with a “gang bang”, and…
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How the Military Retaliates Against Sexual Assault Victims
The Air Force called her in for a re-evaluation, determining that she had a borderline personality disorder, court documents show — a common diagnosis for military sexual assault victims — and downgraded her disability rating to 30 percent, which would affect the amount of benefits she could receive. How the Military Retaliates Against Sexual Assault Victims May 18, 2015, 6:33 pm ET by Sarah Childress Jessica Hinves didn’t want to report her rape. A young airman who’d grown up in a military family, Hinves was afraid of jeopardizing her career. She didn’t think anyone would believe that a colleague had assaulted her. “I didn’t believe it, until it happened to…
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Stabbing victim to court: Jail won’t help, she needs treatment
There are only so many options in the justice system. Guilty but mentally ill allows her to be given treatment. Stabbing victim to court: Jail won’t help, she needs treatment DANVILLE — A woman stabbed in the arm with a knife by another woman believes jail won’t help the assailant. Amy Zelner said Tammy L. Dinger, 35, of Suite B of 406 E. Market St., needs to be in a mental health facility where she can get counseling. “There are only so many options in the justice system. Guilty but mentally ill allows her to be given treatment,” Montour County Judge Gary Norton told Zelner, 37, of Lewisburg, of Dinger…
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Lonely and sad, Elaine felt she was ‘born bad’
Elaine thought she’d been “born bad”, “never felt free”, and was a lonely woman with no friends, the medical notes also reported. Lonely and sad, Elaine felt she was ‘born bad’ She told psychiatrists that since puberty she wanted someone to tie her up and take control of her life Niamh O’Connor PUBLISHED 15/02/2015 | 02:30 On the last night of her 14th admission to St Edmundsbury psychiatric hospital in Dublin, 36-year-old Elaine O’Hara could not settle. Rosetta Callan, a staff nurse of over 40 years, was on night duty and she sat on the side of Elaine’s bed at around 11 pm, she told the court. “What’s up?” “I’m…
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Journey from middle class to homeless
The trauma of her attack heaped emotional stress onto Jane, who suffers from borderline personality disorder, a mental health condition that makes her emotions turbulent and often results in strained relationships with other people. Journey from middle class to homeless Posted: Wednesday, February 4, 2015 7:00 am By Amanda Browning Daily News Editor’s Note: This is part one of a multi-part series delving into one family’s journey from middle class to homelessness. The name of the family has been changed to protect their identity. GREENSBURG – Homelessness is a situation many don’t think happens where they live. In the past, homelessness was something people from small towns didn’t see or…
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Why Borderlines are NOT Psychopaths
I have often heard Non-BPDs (or family and friends of those with borderline personality disorder – BPD) refer to their borderlines as “psychopaths”. There was the semi-famous story of the divorced husband who was running a blog called “the psycho ex-wife” (read more about that saga here) which had an “arm chair” diagnosis of this man’s ex-wife as having BPD. While she may or may not have BPD, the reference to the word “psycho” is a misnomer. There are several BIG differences between borderline personality disorder and psychopathy. One of the most important is the function of the amygdala – an almond shaped structure in the mid-brain that activates when…
