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Oct 28, 2008 10:43 pm US/Central
Concerned Fathers Angry Over Domestic Violence Ads
DALLAS (CBS 11 / TXA 21) ―
Some controversial advertisements on DART buses are drawing strong criticism from men. A group of fathers is upset about the billboards aimed at preventing child abuse.
They say they are angry and want the ads pulled. But officials with
the Family Place, the non-profit organization that funded the ad campaign, say they're not backing down.
The ads don't address the adult victims of abuse, they are about the children. They are messages about murder, abuse and suicide.
One of the ads shows a boy and reads, "When I grow up I'm going to beat my wife." Another shows a teenage girl and states, "I will end my life before it even begins."
The concerned fathers who went to Tuesday night's DART board meeting say men are being unfairly targeted.
"I'd hate to see that many children might fear their fathers simply because they see this type of ad," said Dave Piering.
The Family Place, a shelter for abused women, welcomes the controversy because it welcomes the discussion.
"It wouldn't be a topic if it hadn't been provocative," said Paige Flink, Executive Director of the Family Place.
One of the pictures in the ads shows a black child with the headline, "One day my husband will kill me."
"I'm thinking in 2008 in Dallas, Texas, you're running ads on the buses that a black man is going to kill his wife on day? What does that say to a young black man? I was shocked," said David Russell.
A spokesperson for DART said the staff decided to allow the ads, and right now there are no plans to change the ads or pull them from any of the buses.
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