Holy fuck.

[conuly]

This is some sort of belated April Fool's joke, right?

"Now there you go, trying to twist that too. And I don't mind you trying. It's not the woman's fault, it's not blaming the victim, but tell me what self respecting person is going back around someone who beats them?"

Please tell me that people really aren't that stupid. I was under the impression that a lot of this sort of abuse centers around eroding a person's self-respect. So, um, yeah?

And then, on top of that: Let's say you have your self-respect. You don't go back. Where do you live? How do you eat? What about the kids/pets?

Assault is a crime. Domestic violence kills. Humans, not chickens. Some sense, please?

(That's not even the worst of it, but I couldn't take that crap on my journal)

Comments

[rainbow-goddess.livejournal.com]

The most dangerous time for a domestic violence victim is after she leaves her abuser. Then he's most likely to kill her, because if he can't have her, then no one can. So I imagine that many times, the woman doesn't leave, or she keeps going back, because being beaten is better than being dead.

[conuly]

Exactly. What's she going to do, get a restraining order? I'm sure he'll care so much about that when he's busy, y'know, killing her.

[marveen.livejournal.com]

Didn't that Dixie Chicks song* have a line in it about how "Earl walked right through that restraining order just like it wasn't there"?

(I've seen the video and heard the song ONCE. It was controversial, remember?)

*"Goodbye, Earl" Lyrics HERE (http://www.lyricsfreak.com/d/dixie-chicks/40999.html), and the line I was thinking of was "But Earl walked right through that restraining order/
And put her in intensive care".