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Domestic violence affects people of all ages and from all backgrounds, but it predominantly affects women and children. Domestic violence is a horrible subject to talk about, but it needs to be discussed in order to put an end to this terrible issue.
Why didn’t she leave? Why did she marry him? She must have done something to provoke him. These are the typical questions and statements heard when discussing domestic violence. At the point when video broke of NFL player Ray Rice, hitting and taking out his then-sweetheart Janay, those were the types of questions that erupted on social media. Rather, the inquiry ought to have been, 'For what reason did he hit her?', 'Why didn't he show any feeling or regret?' 'What's going on with him?' This is known as victim blaming, and it is sadly all too prevalent in our society today. The language we use needs to put the emphasis on the perpetrator and the actions they succumbed, not the other way around. The victim is only that, the person in question. They shouldn’t be accused for the actions of another and that should be the focal point of these brutal undertakings. At the point when the Ray Rice story broke, there was a lot of discussion about what should be done by the NFL to punish him for his actions. He was at last suspended and cut from his team the Ravens. Generally, offenders get a slap on the wrist. They might possibly be arrested. They may need to go to abusive behaviour at home classes. Law requirement might possibly be sympathetic towards the person in question. A slap on the wrist isn't sufficient to show the genuine negative effects domestic violence can have at home. What's more, if our law requirement and courts don't pay attention to it, in what capacity can any other person? This lack of consistency helps to foster the victim blaming mentality.
The ramifications of domestic violence can be detrimental to victims. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics in a survey conducted in 2016, “2.2 million Australians have experienced physical and/or sexual violence from a partner and 3.6 million Australians have experience emotional abuse from a partner. About 2.2 million Australians have experienced sexual violence since the age of 15” (unknown,2019). These are not numbers we want to see surrounding domestic violence. A teacher at Lake Macquarie High School in NSW claims that if the man is held accountable for abuse/rape then the woman should also be to blame for her choice of clothing. Students at the school claim the same teacher told a class, 'all men have to fight their urges every day not to sexually assault or abuse [women]'. (Lily Mayers, 2019) This kind of mentality is not at all acceptable as it’s putting false information into young students’ heads, making them think domestic abuse is ok
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