Domestic Violence: A Serious Issue

Domestic Violence: A Serious Issue Domestic violence is an occurrence of violence that is usually, but not limited to, when a loved one tries to physically or psychologically dominate another. Domestic violence leaves an everlasting scar of pain and fear for the victim. Someone’s life could be forever changed by an outbreak of domestic violence. Every nine seconds in the United States, a woman is assaulted or beaten (“Domestic Violence Statistics”, 2012). Although this is an unnerving statistic, people still choose to ignore the problem. On the same token, the legal system dealing with the issue fails to improve its attitudes towards domestic violence also. Society today fails to understand the severity of the situation. There needs to
In most people’s minds, the lines are construed. There is an unhealthy connection made in the majority of people’s minds when they think of anger and violence. When someone feels anger, a natural human emotion, all humans express it in a different way. The way most people learn how to respond when angry is by their environment. It is simply a leaned behavior.
Since everyone will experience the emotion of anger during their lifespan, it is vitally important that people know the difference between anger and actions of violence. People get mad every day about different things. They get mad at people of authority, neighbors, or even friends. However, it is not okay to go around hurting these people or killing them. When they do, it is very important that society holds the perpetrators accountable for their
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