<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML xmlns:v = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m =
"http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml"><HEAD>
<META content=text/html;charset=iso-8859-1 http-equiv=Content-Type>
<META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.19120">
<STYLE><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:Wingdings;
panose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;}
@font-face
{font-family:Wingdings;
panose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Tahoma;
panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:purple;
text-decoration:underline;}
p.MsoAcetate, li.MsoAcetate, div.MsoAcetate
{mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-link:"Balloon Text Char";
margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:8.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";}
span.BalloonTextChar
{mso-style-name:"Balloon Text Char";
mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-link:"Balloon Text";
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";}
span.EmailStyle19
{mso-style-type:personal;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:windowtext;}
span.EmailStyle20
{mso-style-type:personal-reply;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-size:10.0pt;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
/* List Definitions */
@list l0
{mso-list-id:138304182;
mso-list-template-ids:1704365740;}
@list l0:level1
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level2
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level3
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level4
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level5
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level6
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level7
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level8
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level9
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l1
{mso-list-id:542013100;
mso-list-template-ids:151427478;}
@list l1:level1
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l1:level2
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l1:level3
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l1:level4
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l1:level5
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l1:level6
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l1:level7
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l1:level8
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l1:level9
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l2
{mso-list-id:947851759;
mso-list-type:hybrid;
mso-list-template-ids:-1484214066 67698689 67698691 67698693 67698689 67698691 67698693 67698689 67698691 67698693;}
@list l2:level1
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l2:level2
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:o;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
font-family:"Courier New";}
@list l2:level3
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l2:level4
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l2:level5
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:o;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
font-family:"Courier New";}
@list l2:level6
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l2:level7
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l2:level8
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:o;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
font-family:"Courier New";}
@list l2:level9
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l3
{mso-list-id:1091970208;
mso-list-type:hybrid;
mso-list-template-ids:1893392984 67698689 67698691 67698693 67698689 67698691 67698693 67698689 67698691 67698693;}
@list l3:level1
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l3:level2
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:o;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
font-family:"Courier New";}
@list l3:level3
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l3:level4
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l3:level5
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:o;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
font-family:"Courier New";}
@list l3:level6
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l3:level7
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l3:level8
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:o;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
font-family:"Courier New";}
@list l3:level9
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l4
{mso-list-id:1913277152;
mso-list-template-ids:-1939201994;}
@list l4:level1
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l4:level2
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l4:level3
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l4:level4
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l4:level5
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l4:level6
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l4:level7
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l4:level8
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l4:level9
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
ol
{margin-bottom:0in;}
ul
{margin-bottom:0in;}
--></STYLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY style="PADDING-LEFT: 10px; PADDING-RIGHT: 10px; PADDING-TOP: 15px"
id=MailContainerBody lang=EN-US leftMargin=0 link=blue topMargin=0 vLink=purple
CanvasTabStop="true" name="Compose message area">
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Verdana>Thank you to MPD Chief David Duke for this press
release reminding us of the horrors of domestic abuse that can occur here on the
Palouse.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Verdana></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Verdana>It is fitting that we remember at this time of
the abuse, murder, and body burning of Sarah Parks by her husband, confessed
murderer Silas Parks, who according to the news story below wants his sentence
reduced. A strange variation of "The Devil Made Me Do It" defense is
presented by Parks.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Verdana></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Verdana>Parts of the story below have been bolded to
highlight the horror of this event and why Parks ought never see the light of
day in public again in my opinion.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Verdana></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Verdana>w.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Verdana></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>
<H1 style="FONT-SIZE: 24px">Parks wants his sentence reduced </H1>
<P><STRONG>By David Johnson of the Tribune | Posted: Wednesday, September 28,
2011 12:00 am </STRONG></P>
<P>MOSCOW - From behind bars in the Idaho State Penitentiary at Boise, convicted
killer Silas Benjamin Parks continues to make a pitch for leniency by writing
letters to the judge who sentenced him and more recently challenging the
competency of the lawyers who defended him.</P>
<P>The letters delve into circumstances surrounding the June 24, 2009, deaths of
his wife and unborn daughter. In the letters, Parks admits he caused the deaths,
but not to the criminal degree leading to his lengthy prison sentence.</P>
<DIV class=encrypted-content>
<P>"My continued incarceration serves no purpose," Parks asserts in one letter
addressed to 2nd District Judge Jeff Brudie of Lewiston.</P></DIV>
<DIV class=encrypted-content>
<P>Most recently, Parks, 26, claims Moscow defense attorneys D. Ray Barker and
Charles Kovis provided "ineffective assistance" by failing to file an appeal
when requested and failing to rebut presentence testimony that might have biased
Brudie's decision. Both Barker and Kovis declined to comment on Parks'
petition.</P></DIV>
<DIV class=encrypted-content>
<P>Brudie, who is reviewing a motion for reduced sentencing filed last November
by Barker and Kovis, sentenced Parks on two counts of voluntary manslaughter and
one count of first-degree arson to at least 20 years in prison and possibly up
to 40.</P></DIV>
<DIV class=encrypted-content>
<P>Parks pleaded guilty, as the result of a plea agreement, in the deaths of
Sarah Parks and the couple's unborn child. According to criminal complaints,
Parks suffocated his wife and then torched the couple's home. Sarah Parks' body
was found on a bed, charred beyond recognition.</P></DIV>
<DIV class=encrypted-content>
<P>In one of his letters to Brudie, <STRONG>Parks claims to suffer from
intermittent explosive disorder and suggests he woke in an episode of rage and
accidentally struck his wife in the solar plexus; a blow from which she was not
able to recover her breath.</STRONG></P></DIV>
<DIV class=encrypted-content>
<P>As for starting the bed on fire where his pregnant wife's body lay, Parks
claims through his attorneys the act was a "reaction to irrational panic,"
according to court records.</P></DIV>
<DIV class=encrypted-content>
<P>"At this point, I can not distinguish between the details of what I actually
remember, what I think must have happened, and what others have told me must
have happened," Parks wrote. "All I know is I woke up in an explosive state, and
by the time I knew what was happening, Sarah was already gone."</P></DIV>
<DIV class=encrypted-content>
<P><STRONG>As for the fire, Parks wrote he's always appreciated the image of the
phoenix, a mythical bird, rising from the dead through fire to live again. "I
had hoped, almost expected, that she would rise again like the phoenix. I was
certainly not in my right mind at that time. I wanted to burn up in the fire
myself ..., I burnt the house down trying to bring her back to life. It was pure
insanity."</STRONG></P></DIV>
<DIV class=encrypted-content>
<P>Authorities reported that Parks left the scene of the fire to work out at a
local gym and, upon return to his burning home, denied any knowledge of what had
happened. <STRONG>"I came back from the gym fully expecting to see Sarah outside
waiting for me," Parks wrote in one of the letters to Brudie. "When she wasn't
there and I couldn't find her, it was like she had died all over
again."</STRONG></P></DIV>
<DIV class=encrypted-content>
<P>Parks contends in his self-authored petition for post-conviction relief, at
the time a plea agreement was being negotiated he was suffering from
"complicated bereavement" and was under the impression that, since he had caused
the victims' deaths - "whatever the circumstances" - it had to be legally
considered at least manslaughter.</P></DIV>
<DIV class=encrypted-content>
<P>Latah County Prosecutor William Thompson Jr., in an answer to the motion for
a reduced sentence, wrote no new evidence is offered by the defense that would
warrant Brudie considering leniency.</P></DIV>
<DIV class=encrypted-content>
<P>The court file also contains a letter to Brudie written by Parks' mother, Ann
Parks of Kendrick. She suggests her son suffers from Asberger syndrome, a form
of high-functioning autism. Expert witnesses have also offered conflicting
testimony as to Parks' mental and emotional health. "I hope you are able to see
there was much more love than conflict (in her son's marriage)," Ann Parks wrote
to Brudie, "that there was not intention to inflict harm, that there was a deep
desire to understand and treat the cause."</P></DIV>
<DIV class=encrypted-content>
<P>In his latest letter to Brudie, Parks suggests terms for his release from
prison, saying he'd live with his parents at first, find a job, participate in
anger management counseling, work on his parents' rural property, do community
service and finish a college degree.</P></DIV>
<DIV class=encrypted-content>
<P>Barker and Kovis also endorse Parks' early release, writing in their motion
he needs "individualized psychotherapy to deal with his intermittent explosive
disorder. There is no risk Mr. Parks will commit another crime. His nature is
such that criminal conduct is abhorrent to him."</P></DIV>
<DIV class=encrypted-content>
<P>Thompson last week labeled "disappointing" Parks' recent petition for
leniency. "He's now trying to make excuses for himself instead of maintaining
and accepting responsibility."</P></DIV>
<DIV class=encrypted-content>
<P>The prosecution has 30 days from the time of last week's filing to respond to
Parks' petition for leniency. Meanwhile, it remains unclear when Brudie will
render a decision on the defense attorneys' motion for a reduced
sentence.</P></DIV>
<DIV class=encrypted-content>
<P><FONT size=2 face=Verdana></FONT></P></DIV></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt Tahoma">
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #f5f5f5">
<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title="mailto:skalasz@ci.moscow.id.us
CTRL + Click to follow link"
href="mailto:skalasz@ci.moscow.id.us">Stephanie Kalasz</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, September 28, 2011 9:26 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A
title="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com
CTRL + Click to follow link"
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [Vision2020] PR - Domestic Violence
Awareness</DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV class=WordSection1>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-VARIANT: small-caps; FONT-SIZE: 18pt">City of Moscow
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Administration<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>206 E Third Street<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Moscow, ID 83843<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Contact: Gary J. Riedner, City Supervisor<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>p | 208-883-7006<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>e | <A
href="mailto:griedner@ci.moscow.id.us">griedner@ci.moscow.id.us</A><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>w | <A
href="http://www.ci.moscow.id.us">www.ci.moscow.id.us</A><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 28pt">PRESS
RELEASE<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><A name=Text1><B>Title: </B></A><B> <U>One is Too Many:
Connect to End Domestic Violence</U> <o:p></o:p></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B>September 28, 2011 -</B>This year alone, eighteen domestic
violence related fatalities have taken place in Idaho; as compared to thirteen
fatalities in 2010. Also in 2010, law enforcement agencies statewide responded
to 6,177 incidents of intimate partner violence. The need to address the
devastating effects of violence on families and communities has never been more
urgent. One fatality, one incident, one child exposed to domestic violence is
one too many. <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><U><o:p><SPAN
style="TEXT-DECORATION: none"> </SPAN></o:p></U></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Domestic violence shatters lives, destroys families, and
devastates communities in our state. We must come together to prevent and
respond to the needs of victims of domestic violence and to make sure that
offenders are held accountable for the violence. Consider:<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 5pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=disc>
<LI style="mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3" class=MsoNormal><B>Domestic violence
programs report higher demand for services that what is currently
available.</B> According to the National Network to End Domestic Violence 2010
Census Count, <SPAN style="COLOR: #221e1f">Idaho-based domestic violence
programs reported a critical shortage of funds and staff to assist victims in
need of services. </SPAN>In one 24-hour period, 517 victims of domestic
violence and their children received life-saving services from local domestic
violence program throughout the state. Domestic violence victim
advocates answered 152 emergency hotline calls. Approximately 340 adults
and children received non-residential assistance and services, including
individual counseling, legal advocacy, and children’s support groups. At
the same time, 67 requests for services went unmet, largely due to lack of
funding. A request for assistance should never go unmet.<o:p></o:p></LI></UL>
<UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=disc>
<LI style="COLOR: #221e1f; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo6"
class=MsoNormal><B>Domestic violence results in negative health
consequences.</B> According to the National Coalition Against Domestic
Violence,<SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext"> 37% of all women in the United
States who sought care in hospital emergency rooms for violence-related
injuries were injured by a spouse or dating partner</SPAN>.
<o:p></o:p></LI></UL>
<UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=disc>
<LI style="mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3" class=MsoNormal><B>Domestic violence
harms our children and youth.</B> In Idaho, approximately 16,000 children
witness domestic violence each year. Exposure to domestic violence has can
have long-term effects on children including delayed development, problems in
school, and eventual involvement in other abusive relationships.
<o:p></o:p></LI></UL>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Domestic violence is a community problem that requires a
community-wide solution. To end domestic violence, everyone - domestic violence
programs, criminal justice systems, governmental and non-governmental agencies,
health care systems, and educational systems, and friends, family, and neighbors
– must take a stand to increase the safety of victims and hold offenders
accountable for their actions.<SPAN
style="COLOR: #221e1f"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="COLOR: #221e1f; FONT-SIZE: 8pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #221e1f">During October, <I>National
Domestic Violence Awareness Month</I>, we take time to remember those victims
whose lives have been tragically taken, encourage and support survivors who have
escaped abuse, and address the importance and value of community connectedness
to prevent and respond to domestic violence. This October, and throughout the
year, let’s connect with one another to end domestic violence. It’s our
responsibility to not look away from violence. We must acknowledge it and demand
accountability. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #221e1f"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>The City of Moscow Police Department and Alternatives To
Violence Of The Palouse <SPAN style="COLOR: #221e1f">along with the Idaho
Coalition Against Sexual & Domestic Violence, pledge to engage systems and
individual allies to build a violence-free society.</SPAN> One more incident,
one more fatality, one more child exposed to domestic violence is one too many.
W<SPAN style="COLOR: #221e1f">e ask our community to join in the movement to end
domestic violence.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class=MsoNormal
align=center><B>###<o:p></o:p></B></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class=MsoNormal align=center><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B>Story Contact: </B>Chief David Duke<B><o:p></o:p></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B>Phone: </B>208-883-7059<B><o:p></o:p></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B>Email: </B><A
href="mailto:dduke@ci.moscow.id.us">dduke@ci.moscow.id.us</A><B><o:p></o:p></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><o:p> </o:p></B></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class=MsoNormal align=center><B><I>The City of
Moscow delivers quality municipal services while ensuring responsible use of
resources. We anticipate and meet the needs of our diverse population in order
to build public trust and enhance a sense of community.<o:p></o:p></I></B></P>
<DIV
style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in">
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P></DIV>
<P>
<HR>
<P></P>=======================================================<BR> List
services made available by First Step Internet,<BR> serving the communities
of the Palouse since
1994.<BR>
http://www.fsr.net<BR>
mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<BR>=======================================================</BODY></HTML>