Domestic Violence Speech
Domestic Violence
Introduction
3 women, 5 children will die today. All at the hands of their partners and parents.
1 in 3 women will be the victim of domestic violence
Are you the victim, or you? Maybe it was me.
Body
Domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women—more than car accidents, muggings, and rapes combined.
The CDC reports that 15 million children are abused every year.
Recently, the NFL has been under a lot of scrutiny for their domestic violence policy. There are as many opinions as there are teams on how they should react. To me, that is the problem. See, reaction means to have an action performed in response to a situation. However, action stands for the fact or process of doing something, typically to achieve an aim. The NFL, NBA, MLB and all other pro sport leagues need to band together and set the example. Say they will no longer tolerate violence against women. After all, pro athletes are role models for our youth. How they behave on and off the field can make a difference. However, domestic violence is much bigger than pro sports. We just seem to talk about it more when a pro athlete is involved.
Statics show that men who as children witnessed their parents’ domestic violence were twice more likely to abuse their own wives than sons of nonviolent parents and girls who witnessed domestic violence were 50% more likely to be abused as women.
The most common reaction people have on domestic violence is to ask “why does they stay?
They do not believe they are abused. They are made to believe they caused it. They are too afraid. Yet you still ask, why do they stay?
It is extremely dangerous to leave an abuser, because the final step in a domestic violence pattern is to kill her. Over 70% of domestic violence murders happen after the victim as ended the relationship, after she has gotten out. Because then the abuser has nothing left to lose. Other outcomes include long term stalking, even after the abuser remarries.
Introduction
3 women, 5 children will die today. All at the hands of their partners and parents.
1 in 3 women will be the victim of domestic violence
Are you the victim, or you? Maybe it was me.
Body
Domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women—more than car accidents, muggings, and rapes combined.
The CDC reports that 15 million children are abused every year.
Recently, the NFL has been under a lot of scrutiny for their domestic violence policy. There are as many opinions as there are teams on how they should react. To me, that is the problem. See, reaction means to have an action performed in response to a situation. However, action stands for the fact or process of doing something, typically to achieve an aim. The NFL, NBA, MLB and all other pro sport leagues need to band together and set the example. Say they will no longer tolerate violence against women. After all, pro athletes are role models for our youth. How they behave on and off the field can make a difference. However, domestic violence is much bigger than pro sports. We just seem to talk about it more when a pro athlete is involved.
Statics show that men who as children witnessed their parents’ domestic violence were twice more likely to abuse their own wives than sons of nonviolent parents and girls who witnessed domestic violence were 50% more likely to be abused as women.
The most common reaction people have on domestic violence is to ask “why does they stay?
They do not believe they are abused. They are made to believe they caused it. They are too afraid. Yet you still ask, why do they stay?
It is extremely dangerous to leave an abuser, because the final step in a domestic violence pattern is to kill her. Over 70% of domestic violence murders happen after the victim as ended the relationship, after she has gotten out. Because then the abuser has nothing left to lose. Other outcomes include long term stalking, even after the abuser remarries.