Tell me what you can do to stop domestic abuse. Here are some percentages concerning domestic abuse.
73% of domestic violence victims are female
15% of domestic violence victims are male
8.8 million children witness domestic violence each year
73%of domestic violence go unreported, 61% because they think the police won't believe them
1.8 billion in dollars, of wages & productivity lost to domestic violence
8 million workdays lost by domestic violence ea. yr. equivalent to 32,000 fulltime jobs
4.1 billion dollars spent a yr on medical & mental health care as a direct result of domestic violence
48 million dollars, the amt by which federal family violence prevention services programs were underfunded
This not only includes the traditional families, but also gay and lesbian families. This is a problem that affects everyone.
2006-07-20 12:26:45 · 5 answers · asked by colleyshey 3 in Family & Relationships ➔ Other - Family & Relationships
In Detroit join the ONE4MANY_DET group and help come up with ideas to help the unfortunate
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ONE4MANY_DET
2006-07-20 12:30:19 · update #1
To all who does not believe the statistic go to http://www.motherjones.com and you will get all the information you need.
2006-07-20 12:56:03 · update #2
73% are women
15% are men
12% are children
2006-07-20 13:26:26 · update #3
if I was a lady and was being abused I would beat his @ss with a bat in his sleep, every time he hit me I would hit back. violence = violence. And if he believes you can whoop him then he will never hit again.
I was picked on when I was a kid this guy hit me called me names , so one day I bet the living crap out of him, and it never happened again. At the end of the day I even apologized to him. But he respected me after that. sometimes its what you have to do. Its not the right thing to do, but they will respect you after that.
2006-07-20 12:34:00 · answer #1 · answered by mike67333 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I don't know where you get your numbers, but they are wildly inaccurate. First, do the math on the percentage of male/female victims. 73% + 15% = 88%. If the other 12% aren't male or female, hermaphrodites must face enormous risk of abuse.
The numbers on $$ lost, workdays and medical expenses are also... well, completely ridiculous.
People like you who quote "numbers" out of the air do a disservice to the cause they espouse. You're listening to something called "yellow journalism", then repeating it. Rational men do not respond to a lie.
2006-07-20 12:33:13 · answer #2 · answered by antirion 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Put 73% of women in convents
Put 15% of males in seminaries
buy 8.8 million tiny blindfolds
(how do you get a figure on "unreported incidents?)
oh never mind the rest, stop thinking you can change statistics and start working to change society.
2006-07-20 12:31:51 · answer #3 · answered by anothersomeonenew 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I would say that one would need to stop acting like a jerk...both those who abuse and sometimes those who get abused as they looked for it. I'm saying sometimes...so chill down before whinning on my honesty
2006-07-20 12:29:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing you can do,,, get over it....
2016-03-27 01:23:43 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋