http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/14/former-nhl-all-star-vincent-damphousse-charged-with-six-counts-of-domestic-abuse/ ProHockeyTalk on NBCSports.com Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:27:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/14/former-nhl-all-star-vincent-damphousse-charged-with-six-counts-of-domestic-abuse/comment-page-1/#comment-9748 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 22:55:59 +0000 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=34649#comment-9748 couple points here…agree,naturally , that domestic abuse is awful…but can’t agree that it looks worse when the police get involved…all that is required for the police to lay a charge is the initial complaint..that’s all that is needed to drive the charges…no proof, no evidence…no anything..once the woman picks up the phone…you’re as good as handcuffed…proof, evidence , due process comes later…secondly, I don’t think this looks bad at all for damphousse..as you say..the full story needs to come out…but my oh my, it sure doesn’t pass the smell test to have the wife come out, during a divorce proceeding , and claim abuse occurred over the last 3 years…why wait? leverage in the proceeding would have nothing to do with it i’m sure…the sad part is, domestic abuse is an unfortunate reality in our society, also sad, and also very prevalent while rarely discussed, are false allegations and unsubstantiated accusations that destory lives ahead of any due process.

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