Posts Tagged ‘abusers’

Standing up to abusers

Monday, August 2nd, 2010

handcuffs


Way to go Judy Jackie Glass, who recently told O.J. Simpson that he wasn’t above the law! She sent a very clear message saying, “When I tell you Mr. Simpson there are conditions and there are rules. Anything like this happens in the future …you’ll be back locked up in Clark County Detention Center.”Judge Glass sent a very clear message that O.J. wasn’t above the law and he would, in her court, be held accountable to the consequences of his behavior. This was a great move on Judge Glass part to end violence in our society. The more often we can send messages to abusers that they aren’t above the law and their misbehavior will receive firm consequences the safer our society will be.

Returning to their Abusers

Monday, July 12th, 2010

sad woman

On average, abused women are returning to their abuser seven times before leaving them for good. Why is this happening? Many will say because the victim will not stand up for herself, or on a subconscious level, she likes being a victim.

The truth is that her community is failing her. Many of these women are ending up homeless on the street, or having their abuser take her children from her, or have extreme religious, social and money pressures to go back and make it work. These women don’t have a safety net they can rely on, little opportunity to earn enough to support her family, and little or no training on how to stand on her own.

Until society stops brushing her off to the side, blaming her and becoming a community where she and her family can find redemption, the spiraling social problems that come from this will continue.