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Tuesday, 17 October 2006 |
October is recognized as Domestic Violence Awareness month througout the nation. What a wonderful opportunity to bring awareness of this societal ill to our communities through education and participation programs. Throughout this month men and women will work together to ensure that there is a true 'no excuse for abuse' platform from which to work for domestic violence awareness. We should all work together, men and women, to eliminate domestic violence in our communities.
Whle this is what we'd like to believe is happening in our communities, the truth is that there is an agenda to keep this platform from being embraced. The opposition to this platform believe that there is more money and power in keeping the truth about domestic violence from coming forth. What is their agenda? The agenda is to continue the portrayal that domestic violence is a gender ill. In other words that men are the perpetrators and women are the victims in all cases of domestic violence. The agenda attempts to further this stigma through a blitzkrieg of propaganda, pseudo community awareness programs, legislation and law enforcement that is aimed to protect only one class - women. Any true domestic violence studies that evaluate the impact of domestic violence on all community members, not just women, are discredited, underfunded and passed off as having their own ulterior motives. Here in Utah, the current studies published by the Governor's Office and Utah Domestic Violence Council are funded by VAWA and report mostly on domestic violence as it affects women as victims. It only goes to reason that the majority of information on Domestic Violence then propogated is based on one-sided studies that purposely do not address other classes affected by domestic violence - including men, homosexuals, lesbians, and culturally related groups.
True domestic violence education and awarenes can not ignore the fact that victims and abusers include persons of varying ages, cultures, backgrounds, and even gender. Without this basic premise and aknowledgment, domestic violence can not truly be holistically addressed.
Read on to see three facts that reveal little publicized facts on Domestic Violence that the DV industry would prefer the public not know:
Did You Know That...
Men are as likely, if not more likely, to be victims of domestic violence than
women?
Yes, it’s true! According to the most comprehensive studies to date, “women
are as physically aggressive, or more aggressive, than men in their
relationships with their spouses or male partners”1.
Women are 38% more likely than men to be granted a protection order at an ex
parte hearing, where only the victim is present and the alleged abuser is unaware
of the proceedings and that conversely, men are 240% more likely than women to
be denied the immediate protection of an emergency restraining order at ex parte
hearings?
Yes, it’s true! According to a study published in the Journal of Family
Violence sex is by far the greatest predictor of whether or not a restraining
order is issued and of the severity of the restrictions imposed on the
defendant.2
Even David Letterman had a restraining order signed against him?
Yes, it’s true! And the facts of this are even more shocking. In December of
2005 a Santa Fe District Court Judge signed a temporary restraining order
against talkshow host David Letterman alleging he has tormented a city
resident for more than 10 years by using code words on his television
program and that Letterman had forced her to go bankrupt and caused her
“mental cruelty” and “sleep deprivation.” 3
1 http://www.csulb.edu/%7Emfiebert/assault.htm
2 http://www.fatherhoodcoalition.org/cpf/newreadings/2005/MC_Gardner_Study2_050710.htm
3 http://www.defamer.com/hollywood/top/davidlettermanorderedtostay3yardsawayfrompsychoticfan144551.php
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