Domestic Violence Stiffer Penalties
Monica Spriggs
Dr. Benjamin West
English 101
June 28, 2013
Domestic Violence and Stiffer Penalties No one should have to suffer from the physical, mental, or emotional abuse from domestic violence; that is why I feel there should be stiffer penalties for domestic violence offenders. Every time a victim left a violator, to them it never felt right because they were caught up in the false sense of security and the realness of fear and let’s not forget the fake love. Break the chains that bind you women to these weak males. They are only in the ring trying to win a championship and are using women as their sparring partners. Domestic violence has been an unfortunate fact of life for many women in this nation, one that traditionally …show more content…
It is time to stop the violence and give stiffer penalties to these criminals. The BYU Journal of Public Law states, “Until the 20th century, society effectively condoned family violence, following a common law rule known as rule of thumb”, which barred a husband from restraining a wife of her liberty by chastisement with a stick thicker than a man’s thumb.” This rule, originally intended to protect women from excessive violence in fact led to reluctance on the part of the government to interfere to protect women even when serious violence occurred. (foot note …show more content…
How can we as a society come together and vote for stiffer penalties for those found guilty of aggravated battery, assault, etc., and then not even take a look at these criminals that’s guilty of the same crime but that crime is condone because it is a family matter. Well family does matter let’s stick up for our families and impose the same sentences on all criminals no matter what family they come from. Domestic violence breeds criminals. Another point that the BYU Journal talks about says “ The legacy of societal acceptance of a family violence endures even today. In cases where a comparable assault by a stranger on the street would lead to a lengthy jail term, a similar assault by a spouse will result neither in arrest nor prosecution. For example a 1989 study in Washington DC, found that in over 85 percent of the family violence cases where a woman was found bleeding from wounds police did not arrest her abuser; Moreover, family violence accounts for a significant number of murders in this country. One third of all women who are murdered die at the hands of a husband or boyfriend.(Para 2 footnote
Dr. Benjamin West
English 101
June 28, 2013
Domestic Violence and Stiffer Penalties No one should have to suffer from the physical, mental, or emotional abuse from domestic violence; that is why I feel there should be stiffer penalties for domestic violence offenders. Every time a victim left a violator, to them it never felt right because they were caught up in the false sense of security and the realness of fear and let’s not forget the fake love. Break the chains that bind you women to these weak males. They are only in the ring trying to win a championship and are using women as their sparring partners. Domestic violence has been an unfortunate fact of life for many women in this nation, one that traditionally …show more content…
It is time to stop the violence and give stiffer penalties to these criminals. The BYU Journal of Public Law states, “Until the 20th century, society effectively condoned family violence, following a common law rule known as rule of thumb”, which barred a husband from restraining a wife of her liberty by chastisement with a stick thicker than a man’s thumb.” This rule, originally intended to protect women from excessive violence in fact led to reluctance on the part of the government to interfere to protect women even when serious violence occurred. (foot note …show more content…
How can we as a society come together and vote for stiffer penalties for those found guilty of aggravated battery, assault, etc., and then not even take a look at these criminals that’s guilty of the same crime but that crime is condone because it is a family matter. Well family does matter let’s stick up for our families and impose the same sentences on all criminals no matter what family they come from. Domestic violence breeds criminals. Another point that the BYU Journal talks about says “ The legacy of societal acceptance of a family violence endures even today. In cases where a comparable assault by a stranger on the street would lead to a lengthy jail term, a similar assault by a spouse will result neither in arrest nor prosecution. For example a 1989 study in Washington DC, found that in over 85 percent of the family violence cases where a woman was found bleeding from wounds police did not arrest her abuser; Moreover, family violence accounts for a significant number of murders in this country. One third of all women who are murdered die at the hands of a husband or boyfriend.(Para 2 footnote