Good afternoon all,
As a citizen of America, I am here to let you know that we are all under attack. World War 3 is rapidly evolving in front of our very eyes and we are oblivious about it. This silent but deadly killer is mutilating over three hundred thousand harmless citizens every 12 months – however, 80% are scared to admit the hardship they face. 85% of its victims are women and children, and the remaining 15% are men. It is our job to gather an army of brave soldiers and stop this killer from taking a further one hundred lives across America each year.
What are those statistics you may ask? Gang attacks? Homelessness? Assaults? My peers, those are statistics from The National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing. They are the facts and figures about domestic violence, an interdicting controversy that invariably occurs in our society – mostly behind closed doors, where the victim is vulnerable and incapacitated. If we stand up as one, we will be able to conquer this ‘crime behind closed doors’ together (show slide).
So what is domestic violence? Domestic violence is aggressive behavior within the home, especially against women and children. Men face it rarely. Domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women in the USA – a much bigger number than car accidents, gang attacks, and rape combined. According to the students at Melbourne University a woman is assaulted or beaten every nine seconds in the USA.
Labour MP Emma Husar – a woman respected by thousands and thousands of people worldwide was a victim of family violence and abuse. She shared her story about her childhood living with domestic violence on the 23rd of November 2016. Husar described it as a life spent in shelters and hotel rooms above pubs, living in constant fear. ‘There were 13 police cars the last time physical violence affected my childhood,’ she said. Husar ended her speech with “Domestic violence is an epidemic, no matter what statistics you look at, yet as a society most of us tend to close our eyes on it.” Husar was a person whom most respected, admired, and loved – who had a difficult past pummelled in darkness (show slide).
My friends, as Americans I’m disgusted – not about how we look like or what social class we are part of, or who we really are. There is nothing more revolting than to asperse, attack and abuse a family member. Someone you love! Someone who cares about you! Someone who will stand next to you no matter what! What positions us as human beings to harm someone we love? Violence of any sort – domestic, youth, or sexual is a huge NO in our society. Therefore, showing such acts even behind closed doors is not permissible (show slide).
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All of you are probably like “If it is this bad, can’t they just report it to the authorities in order to avoid the abuse? Just like people who have autism – victims of domestic violence find it hard to talk and interact with others when they face this difficult issue. Thus, this averts them from seeking aid. According to the Bureau of Statistics, approximately 70% of victims of domestic violence believe that it is their fault. They believe that they have made a huge mistake to upset their partner and that they deserve the abuse and even more. For the remaining 30%, they are scared to say something for fear of thinking about what would happen when their partner finds out. Furthermore, 80% of male children abused are most likely to abuse their partners, and 75% of female children abusers are most likely to face abuse when they are older, from their partners.
I had a close mate a few years ago called Luke Batty. He was a friend from cricket. He normally came to cricket practice with his mum, however, one day he came with an unfamiliar face. He told me that it was his dad and that his parents were divorced. Cricket training finished and I went home – Luke told me that he would like to spend some time after training with his dad. However, what I didn’t know was that this was the last time that I would be seeing my mate.
That day my mate Luke was brutally bashed by his father Greg Anderson with a cricket bat and was left to die at Tranquil Cricket Ground. At the time of Luke’s death, there were four warrants out for Anderson’s arrest. Luke died as a legend of cricket who had a wonderful smile, he died as a grandson, a son, and a brother to everyone in the community – he will still remain in our hearts. Ever since Luke’s mother has started a campaign against domestic violence to stop any further lives from being lost due to this tragic cause (show slide).
Put your hand up if you own more than one type of electronic item (show slide). It could be anything a PC, an iPad, an Xbox, a Play Station, or a Mobile Phone. Now, keep your hand up if the total value of your electronic items is over two thousand dollars – please be honest (show slide). You should be ashamed of yourself. You see, this is happening because of you. We spend thousands and thousands of dollars a year on electronics when there are major issues to be dealt with! Why can’t we just own one or two types of electronics that aren’t that expensive? Maybe a thousand dollars or so? – put the rest of the money towards a good cause like domestic violence.
There are only two domestic violence shelters in every state and each dollar that we donate can make a huge difference. No person in America should have to tell a police officer about a family member’s death. A mother should never have to say “My husband killed my child.” Or a child pointing to their father and saying – “he did it.” As a nation, we need to stand up and stop domestic violence once and for all.
This serial killer that is taking the lives of innocent people needs to be stopped. It is our job as Americans to stand up to domestic violence (show slide). For the six minutes or so that I have been talking to you – approximately forty-two Americans have faced an act of domestic violence/abuse. Remember, bruises last a couple of weeks, and cuts a couple of months, however, the scars inside us from domestic violence will last forever. If a fourteen-year-old, high school student can stand up to domestic violence, so can you. We’re one soldier closer to winning this war,’ so I am telling you to stand with solidarity and work together to put a stop to domestic violence once and for all. Thank you for listening.
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