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a pro-pot group friday rejected domestic violence advocates' demands to stop the monday debut of three denver billboards showing a battered woman and urging voters to reduce violence by passing a marijuana legalization measure.
the billboards show a downcast woman with a black eye, her abuser lurking behind her, and the slogan: "reduce family and community violence in denver. vote yes on i-100." nowhere is there a mention that initiative 100's passage would amend denver law to make it legal for adults to possess 1 ounce or less of marijuana.
women's advocates said the "disgraceful and appalling" ads mislead voters and ignores the root causes of domestic violence.
"it really is trying to sell the issue of marijuana on the backs of the victims of domestic violence, when the two really having nothing to do with each other," said ellen stein wallace, executive director of safehouse denver, which runs a women's shelter and a counseling center. "i have not seen any research to show that marijuana use decreases domestic violence."
supporters of i-100, known as the alcohol-marijuana equalization initiative, maintain that if adults are allowed the alternative of smoking pot it might reduce drinking, which they say causes more violence.
"a 2001 report by the denver domestic violence fatality review committee found that 50 percent of domestic violence cases in the city involved alcohol and alcohol was involved in the predominant number of fatal cases," said mason tvert, head of the yes-on-100 group, safer alternative for enjoyable recreation (safer).
the founder of the massachusetts marijuana-reform group that independently paid less than $10,000 for the billboards, rejected calls to halt the ads.
"that's the most ridiculous thing i've heard," said joe white of change the climate. "we're the ones who are trying to raise consciousness (about domestic violence). we're (anti-violence groups) allies in this issue. i don't understand why they're targeting us."
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the riots and violent gang attacks in sao paolo, which started last friday night, have resulted in over 80 dead and 50 wounded. of the dead, 39 were police officers, 4 were civilians caught in crossfire and the rest were suspected gang members. at least 90 people have been arrested.
the number is expected to rise, since the pcc, the first capital command gang has not yet shown signs of retreat.
sunday, the pcc changed their tactics. instead of attacking police officers, they turned their attention on public transport, forcing passengers and drivers to leave the busses and setting the vehicles on fire.
yesterday, many bus drivers refused to go to work, out of fear for their lives, forcing 2.9 million passengers to find alternative ways to get to their work.
president luiz inácio lula da silva has said he will send about 4000 federal troops to sao paolo, in an effort to gain control over the streets. the governor of sao paolo, claudio lembo, however, insists that the troops are not needed.
yesterday, according to lembo, all prison rebellions that broke out had been quelled, showing that the situation in sao paolo should be under control soon.
in a reaction to the violence in sao paolo, the police in rio de janeiro have been put on high alert. extra patrols are being carried out in the areas where gang members live.
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