When home is where the hurt is..

[Badgurl]

domestic violence : when home is where the hurt is

something which happened everyday, and is still happening today. do you know that at least two women died each day from domestic abuse? sadly, most of these violent crimes go unreported- approximately half of these cases went unreported in 2000, that- according to a report released by the Bureau of Justice Statistics.  the severe underreporting of violence against women (and children) leads people to believe that the problem is less pervasive than it is, and that illusion is dangerous. more shd be done to educate the masses. there shd be more public education campaigns to raise awareness of domestic violence. end abuse. because every person has the right to live in a home free of violence.

so when do the educating bit starts? start early. teach boys that violence against women (and children) is wrong. men can teach boys that violence doesn't make you a man.

often, in most case, these violent crimes are committed by their (so-called) loved ones, or someone the victim knows. i read an article yesterday about a successful, confident young lady who represented one of the world's leading PR agency who suffered at the hands of her web-designer partner for at least a year. she put up with those weekly kicks, punches etc and suffered in silence.

so why do women (or men alike) choose to suffer in silence? why are they so afraid to come forward? what makes a woman (or man) stay with a man (or vice versa) who lashes out?  

theres no excuse for domestic violence. the good news is : its everyone's business.

[rolling ball]

It is because they are afraid of the unknown.
I would guess that most of the time, these people are very dependent on others. Usually the abusive spouse is the dominant one in the family/relationship, therefore the abused one will depend (mentally?) on their spouse.
If they report their abusive spouse, 2 outcomes can happen. One the spouse is arrested and jailed, leaving the abused with no one to depend on.
Two, the abusive spouse got a warning and told to go to a counselor. The abusive spouse can become more violent and get jailed or try not to be abusive which will take time. In the meantime, the spouse will still be abusive which can still end up with jail.
If the abused spouse can weather the abuse, they would think that it would be easier to weather the abuse than facing the unknown without anyone to depend on.

[Badgurl]

yes, this is so true. more often than not, the abusive  one tends to get more abusive once they were being reported. i abhor violence. in any form. particularly against women and children. i believe that victims of domestic violence will be more likely to come forward, and come out in the open when they knw that the law enforcement and the courts will hold the perpetrators accountable, and have more adequate support and services made available to them.

of coz most choose to stay and weather the abuse in the hope that their abuser ie. partner, would change.

[Horsesh*t]

Does it count if I'm willingly whipped by wards of wanton womyn?  

[Badgurl]

only if you're not enjoying it, horsy boy