I’m Horrified
There is an article at MSNBC that talks about how technology is being used as a tool of power and control in situations of domestic violence. It’s a very informative article and the things discussed are some I never would have considered.
But what gets me are the comments that were made on this article. Many of them are extremely negative and supportive of the abuser’s actions because they somehow interpreted the article to be about spying on a cheating spouse. That the husband had a right to spy on his wife if he thought she was cheating and that she was probably asking for it. The issue isn’t about a cheating spouse. The issue is about an abusive relationship and how the husband used technology to keep track of his wife’s actions. Just another way of exerting control and power over her.
How they managed to take this article and turn it into something completely different and controversial amazes me.
