Violence against Women in Australia

Warrigal

Warrigal

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I'm not sure whether I should have posted thin in Speakers Corner.
I decided that it might count as a hot topic that people might like to comment on.

Violence against women is a serious problem in Australia, and an ongoing one.

When thinking about the statistics, it might be informative to remember that the population of Australia is just 25 million.
To see what they would look like in a bigger country you would need to scale them up unless they are population based.

On average, at least one woman is killed every week at the hands of a current or former partner in Australia. Last month, the numbers were even more alarming.
Nine women were killed in October - seven allegedly in the context of a current or former intimate relationship, the other two also suspected to have died at the hands of male perpetrators.

While these deaths are a disturbing reflection of the pervasive nature of violence against women in Australia, they have largely gone unnoticed. Aside from a small number of female journalists who called on Australia’s leaders to address the crisis, the media more broadly, as well as governments and the wider public, have mostly remained silent.

These recent incidents raise questions around the effectiveness of awareness and educational campaigns developed under Australia’s National Plan to Reduce Violence Against Women and their Children, released in 2011 to improve the country’s response to domestic violence.
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A lot more here: https://theconversation.com/after-a...R-OPnqVwZpEmm1iZRrp7jNCU-xo4GSSnlrgDBN2hT2ATk
 

It doesn't change much here in the U.S. Most women that are murdered are caused by the person closest to them, like a boyfriend or spouse. I have investigated several domestic abuse complaints and to go along with that, probably at least 4 or 5 murders. Local police departments handle most of these investigations, except where there is no police protection or jurisdiction, like small towns and villages and places out in the boondocks, so to speak.

The worse case was when I was called to the scene of a domestic abuse case by the female victim's sister. She was speaking with her on the phone at the time when her husband came up behind her and struck her with an aluminum baseball bat. The sister heard the commotion over the phone and called for help. By the time that I arrived on the scene, she had been brutally murdered to the point that her head had been actually deformed and skull and brain matter was scattered about the room and ceiling. She was actually unrecognizable. Sorry to be so graphic, but my point is that men can become very violent over some of the least petty things and when they have either been drinking or using drugs, the violence is increased as they usually do not stop striking their subject until they run out of breath or energy.

In the above case, the man was high on crystal meth and tried to use that as a defense in court. The jury did not buy his plea for leniency due to his drug addiction and the judge sentenced him to life. Here in Pennsylvania, life is life. There is NO chance for parole. When I was called to the witness stand in this case, the DA asked me to explain what I found upon my arrival. My testimony was very graphic, especially when we showed the crime scene photos to the jury that some of the jurors had to be excused because they became ill.

It has always seemed to me that many men want or need to be in control of "their woman." There has been times when I have gone to a home where a woman has called for help and when I arrive, I can see that she has been struck in the face because she may be sporting a black eye or a busted lip. When I ask her if she would sign a complaint, the answer is usually "NO." Most women are afraid that if they sign a complaint and have their husband or boyfriend arrested that the next beating will be even worse. I have even offered to take the woman to a shelter for the evening or take him to a hotel for the evening, so there is a cooling off period and even then, neither wants to comply with the request. It really stymies me sometime what goes through people's minds.

I even had one woman tell me after a pretty good beating that "He really does care about me. He lost his job today and that set him off." I asked her, "So, why do you think you needed to be beaten?" I arrested him without her consent. We can do that in cases where in our opinion the violence could have caused death. She had to be taken by ambulance to the hospital because he had broken her arm and also busted up her face pretty good.

So, I guess the question is where or how does it stop?
 

911 said:
In the above case, the man was high on crystal meth and tried to use that as a defense in court. The jury did not buy his plea for leniency due to his drug addiction and the judge sentenced him to life. Here in Pennsylvania, life is life. There is NO chance for parole. When I was called to the witness stand in this case, the DA asked me to explain what I found upon my arrival. My testimony was very graphic, especially when we showed the crime scene photos to the jury that some of the jurors had to be excused because they became ill.
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THAT....is so cool

The rest of the states need to follow suit

leniency...is no deterrent
 
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