Domestic Violence And Building A Community Free Of Abuse

There's a growing trend of domestic abuse in the United States, and large cities like New York can see more than their fair share of abuse cases. There are people who desperately need to leave their current abusive situations, but unfortunately, many cases are being brought before the courts that are not real abuse cases.

The lead story on Sixth Tone’s pre-debut home page, “Waking Up to the Threat of Domestic Violence,” mirrors The Paper’s emphasis on legal reporting.

“Why do you even dislike domestic violence?” inquired my Sociology teacher skeptically, during his thought experiment. “As a lawyer, I have seen numerous cases where women themselves support it!” the intellectual beast continued as he stared at the anti-violence white ribbon resting on my blazer.

Shalva organization is an ongoing community invention organization in Chicago. It is working to effect social change for domestic abused women in Jewish communities. Domestic abuse (also known as spousal abuse) is when a partner in an intimate relationship manipulate the other partner by a systematic pattern of coercive behavior. There are multiple forms of domestic abuse such as verbal, emotional, financial, sexual, physical, and psychological. To combat domestic violence against women in Jewish communities, they provided multiple free services such as mental health counseling. They provide a twenty-four hour crisis line, individual and group counseling, financial

"Around the world at least one woman in every three has been beaten, coerced into sex, or otherwise abused in her lifetime. Most often the abuser is a member of her own family." (C,J Newton, 2011)

Domestic abuse is now a big issue around the world. The two keys of domestic abuse are, physical violence and sexual abuse. In the non-profit program called Community against domestic abuse (CADA), Katie and Natalia our speakers for the day went through a presentation on their mission to help the female victims of household abuse. They gave support for victims that had went through domestic and sexual violence and provided them with a safe environment. The program provides education, advocacy, and shelter for the victims and opportunities for them to speak freely about their thoughts. Katie and Natalia talked about their job in working with the female victims and the stories of how they went through to help the people with their issues of abuse.

Between Friends ' comprehensive services address the various needs of domestic violence victims and their children, as well as the community at large. Between Friends is committed to empowering the men and women who are victims of domestic violence to empower their lives and improve the quality of their day to day lives without having to worry about abuse from violent counterparts.

In February 2014, Ray Rice, a professional football player for the Baltimore Ravens, got into a physical altercation with his fiancé in a casino elevator in Atlantic City, NJ. Rice was indicted and charged with aggravated assault and the NFL suspended him for two games. Many thought the NFL’s punishment should have been harsher, but the story quickly faded away. Later, in September of 2014, a full video of the altercation in the elevator surfaced and was released to the media. The video shows Rice and his fiancé arguing and hitting at each other; the video ends with Rice knocking his fiancé unconscious and literally dragging her out of the elevator. He stood there calmly, as if this was a normal occurrence, while casino security and others were trying to help her. Rice, being a public figure, brought the issue of domestic violence to the forefront of all media outlets. For several weeks this was the topic of all new stations, magazines, and internet sites. The public was appalled at Rice’s actions and many were angry at his fiancé for sticking by him. Many questions arose about Rice’s case and domestic violence in general. For example, “Doesn’t he know any better”? “Why did she go on to marry Rice a month after the altercation instead of leaving him”? Should he be allowed to play professional football any longer”? All of these questions and public concerns led me to investigate domestic violence further and the epidemic of it in this country. The main question I

In the news and on our streets we hear about domestic violence. Are you or someone you know in an unhealthy relationship? Would you stand up and say, “This isn 't acceptable”, or simply turn a blind eye to a growing epidemic that affects families nearly twenty times per minute. In the United States nearly ten million woman and men are victims of Domestic Violence at the hands of their intimate partner. Today 's astounding statistics tell a story of our societies abusive nature. As an individual, it is our job to stop this evolving problem.

Domestic violence has become a hot topic lately in articles, newspapers and even discussions on popular News channels. The controversial topic’s importance was ultimately ignited by the video released by TMZ of Ray Rice, the Ravens star running back, striking his then fiancé, Janay Palmer, knocking her unconscious in a casino elevator. Rice proceeds to drag Palmer’s body carelessly out of the elevator and leaves her lying on the floor, still unconscious. The releases of the videos showing what happened inside and outside of the elevator were at the heart of the controversy and outrage of the public. This situation has opened up the conversation for other similar situations and how they are handled by the NFL and viewed by the public. It raised the question if one’s celebrity status minimizes the consequences of offenses as horrible as domestic violence? This domestic violence scandal involving Ray Rice and Janay Palmer has created a nation-wide discussion concerning the consequences for domestic violence in the NFL and the public’s overall attitude towards the handling of the Rice scandal in particular.

The Lack of resources and information provided to victims of domestic violence is the reason that they stay in those toxic relationship. Why is domestic violence a community issue and what can the community do to help alleviate the issue?

It is known that women who are in love are going to do whatever it takes to maintain a relationship with their loved ones. Love is the only way to overcome any obstacles they face along the road. Unfortunately, after a while, this love that once existed goes away and is replaced by bruises and hurtful words. A relationship that was once a fairytale story and something beautiful that you would never be able to imagine is affected by an epidemic that is known as domestic abuse.

In America most cases of Domestic Violence are never actually reported, many times these cases go unheard and the victims suffer in silence. The worn out cries of a battered woman as she lays on the ground clutching herself and begging her significant other to just stop. The bruises and cuts that remain unreported due to the victim claiming they accidentally fell yet again. The abusers tend to make the victim almost entirely dependable on them. An abuser will do this to gain control and to create a weaker victim, “behaviors used by one person in a relationship to control the other” (Par. 1, Definition). Control. The abuser seeks control over their victims. When their control is threatened they act out in ways harmful to others. Domestic

Domestic violence is considered as a national unlawful act. Today, this kind of abuse is neglected by today’s society, since it mainly concerns a lower social class. For example, Amina Filali, a 16-year old Moroccan girl, committed suicide after the judge ordered her to marry her rapist. The day after her death, Moroccan feminists demanded a change in the law and requested an action against the judge. What should Morocco do to help end this dilemma? Should they apply a more secure program against domestic violence?

Domestic violence is that dark little secret kept by your neighbor, your friend, your family member, or even yourself. It touches the lives of men, women, and children in every ethnic and economic group on the face of the earth. In order to stem the tide of this egregious and infectious behavior we cannot consider it solely a women’s issue. It is as much a men’s issue as it is a women’s issue, maybe more so, and can only be effectively addressed if we enlist and encourage the help of family, friends, classmates, and co-workers, as well as local, state and national governments.