STOP!

3-15-09 roxy This is to all the abusers out there. The Past, Present, and sadly the Future. How many woman have to die before we stop this? Battering is the leading cause of injury or hospitalization for women in this country. Every nine seconds, a woman is abused by her husband or intimate partner. That translates to almost 4,000,000 injuries to women each year. Women are victims of domestic violence more often than for burglary, muggings, or other physical crimes combined. Forty-two percent of murdered women are killed by their intimate male partners. Injuries received by victims of domestic violence are at least as serious as those suffered in (90% of violent felonies.) Domestic abuses are the most frequently reported cases in the history of American policing. In nearly all domestic violence situations there is an identifiable pattern of abusive, controlling and coercive behaviors. These behaviors often include withholding money, destroying a person's self esteem, and threatening and engaging in physical violence. In many cases, abuse has the same impact as brainwashing. A person's sense of what is real, what happened, or will happen becomes distorted. There is usually increased isolation from people and resources. Perpetrators will often threaten to withdrawal privileges or support, or threaten abandonment and physical abuse. These behaviors are all used to control the victim through fear. HUMILIATION destroys self-esteem and can be devastating, especially if done in front of others. CONTROL is gradually taken over; decision-making, activites, and moment-to-moment behavior of the victim are taken. TRIVIAL DEMANDS are make to exhaust the victim and diminish her energy to seek alternatives or resist. OCCASIONAL INDULGENCE is given to preserve the victim’s hope that things will change, remind the victim that the abuser is capable of good behavior, and reinforce her suspicion that if she changes her behavior in just the right way she can earn more good treatment more often. DEMONSTRATIONS OF POWER teach the victim that she is helpless in the relationship. DEPENDENCE develops as the victim loses control over her time, resources, activities, choices, and eventually thoughts and opinions. Who Can Help If You’re In A Domestic Violence Situation? National Domestic Violence Hotline 1 (800) 799 - SAFE National Child Abuse Hotline 1 (800)4 - A -child Portland Women's Crisis Line 1 (503)235 - 5333 >>>>>CHILDREN LIVE WHAT THEY LEARN!!!<<<<<<<<

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