PM says domestic violence is unacceptable
Malcolm Turnbull said yesterday that domestic violence “utterly unacceptable” and that addressing the issue of victim blaming will be a priority for the Government.
Seventy-eight women have died this year as a result of domestic violence. That’s one woman every four days. Almost two per week.
Research group TNS says that the culture of victim blaming and Australia’s passive-dismissive attitude towards domestic violence is taught from childhood. It also found that, generally speaking, most men blame others for violence, whilst women blame themselves.
Do you believe our culture of accepting domestic violence is taught from a young age? What do you think of this? What, in your mind, constitutes domestic violence?
It was swept under the carpet as was child abuse. It is only now that it is out in the open. Hopefully some change can be brought about. Ms Batty through her horrific experience has brought this right out in the open...good on her.