Domestic violence is when a man or women beats their partner. Domestic Violence can affect you in many ways when you start to pay attention to what is happening. You will start to feel insecure, or you will start to think you could've been a better wife or husband. You will start to feel like it's your fault, but in fact it's not the victims fault. Your partner will try to say sorry, but sorry won't take away the pain they have caused. A kiss won't remove the scars. Gifts won't bring back your self esteem. So, Please STOP DOMESTIC VIOLENCE! Eighty-five percent of Domestic Violence victims are women, and twenty percent are men. Between 960,000 and 3,000,000 cases of Domestic Violence are reported each year, while many other cases go unreported. It is estimated that more than 10,000,000 people experience Domestic Violence in the U.S. each year.
Did you know that women are assaulted or beaten every nine seconds. The presence of guns in a home where Domestic Violence is a problem increases the risk of murder by fifty percent. Domestic Violence is a pattern of controlling behaviors were one partner uses their power over the other. Including: physical violence, mental abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, or threat of physical violence to get control. Assault in the third degree is technically a class A misdemeanor. The punishments includes up to a year in jail, three years of probation or even a Fine. It's not the bruises on the body that hurts, but it is the wounds of the heart and the scars on the mind. You can be a survivor... NO, you will be a survivor! At any given moment you have the power to say "NO!"
You may be experiencing physical abuse if your partner has done or repeatedly does any of the following tactics of abuse like pulling your hair, punching, slapping, kicking, biting or choking you, forbidding you from eating or sleeping, hurting you with weapons, preventing you from calling the police or seeking medical attention, harming your children, abandoning you in unfamiliar places, driving recklessly or dangerously when you are in the car with them, forcing you to use drugs or alcohol (especially if you’ve had a substance abuse problem in the past).
