Why the law can t stop this love rat from destroying women's lives

It is shameful that in Australia in 2021 some men still don t get it They think they can treat women any way they want Joel Beinke is a classic example accused of bad behaviour from violence to intimidation by more than 20 women all over the country At last count there were nearly a dozen different domestic violence orders against him not that he seems to care one iota For three months 60 MINUTES has been tracking Beinke s movements around Australia and speaking to victims who say their lives have been destroyed by this menace Worryingly Tom Steinfort s investigation also highlights how broken the system has become and how powerless the law is to stop serial offenders like Beinke walking the streets

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