The Problem Of Domestic Violence
A problem has become known and to many, they feel that it's about time
that the general public has taken notice. This problem has been a taboo for
centuries and in the mid nineties it has chosen to let itself be known, the
problem that I am talking about is domestic violence, it has ruined families,
and demoralized the victims for years and now because of the "trial of the
century" we finally are allowed to discuss it in detail, without fear of
reprisal, now we get to familiarize ourselves with it and eventually after we
get to know all about it we can, through treatment, get rid of it. In this
paper, I will discuss problems with the so called epidemic of domestic violence.
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one it didn't just happen
overnight, it has just been popularized overnight, domestic violence has been
going on from as far back as anyone can remember and probably farther than that,
and two, this is not affecting many people at the same timem, because, as I've
stated before, "in most families men and women do not engage in physically
abusive behavior". If you as the reader gets anything out of this paper, it is
important to me as the writer, that you find that, while domestic violence is a
major problem for some families, it is by no means an epidemic.
The major reason domestic violence has become so widespread over the
last couple of years is because of the O. J. Simpson trial, as one person put it
"the O. J. Simpson case would do for domestic violence what Anita Hill did for
sexual harassment" (Domestic V.). The trial of the century brought a much
needed attention to a issue that for too long was pushed to the back burner;
domestic violence was a major issue in the ...
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abused, physically, or made to feel inferior by
someone else and now he is taking it out on the person who he feel he can beat,
his significant other. After all is said and done we must remember that the
ultimate choice to become an abuser was made by the person himself, but like the
alcoholic and the compulsive gambler with "intensive" treatment they can be
helped to control their problem.
It's weird and even sad that with "over 4 million domestic assaults on
women last year" (Domestic V. for B.) it took the O. J. Simpson trial to finally
illustrate the problem that some families have problems and a problem that
caused "2000-4000 women killed each year" (Family V.). When we as the ...
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