tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post6105117321577505014..comments2024-03-27T17:03:57.341-04:00Comments on Murder is Everywhere: Why is Violence Against Women Still Not Being Taken Seriously?Ovidia Yuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749549092493567689noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-86392546766384667142021-09-25T09:22:29.408-04:002021-09-25T09:22:29.408-04:00A dear friend of mine is the founder and former di...A dear friend of mine is the founder and former director of the Crime Victims Treatment Center in New York City. Violence between strangers, lovers, husbands and wives, parents and children is no stranger to her. A rape victim herself, I consider her a saint, as exemplified by her quote some years back to The New York Times describing the Center's purpose: “Some women talk about rape as the murder of the soul. We wanted medical competence, psychological competence, validation that a person who was raped was still a significant human being, and above all, compassion.” <br /><br />As for her take on where the world is these days....Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-9268882064866366392021-09-20T10:36:56.284-04:002021-09-20T10:36:56.284-04:00So critically important, Zoe. And What Kwei said! ...So critically important, Zoe. And What Kwei said! I have held the hand of a friend, while she escape repeatedly dangerous case of abuse from her husband. I saw his fingers in the black and blue marks around her neck. I talked her thought them process of getting an order of protection. After which It was hit or miss whether the police would come when he was following her in the street, but they did go to her apartment when he was banging on the door. At least that. The least is what they often do. Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-40687609062269978152021-09-20T05:27:37.437-04:002021-09-20T05:27:37.437-04:00Thanks, Kwei. Sadly, news like this is all too com...Thanks, Kwei. Sadly, news like this is all too common these days. I begin to think civilisation has peaked and it's all downhill from here.Zoë Sharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14065427744062846167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-91133490894802255562021-09-19T11:38:03.445-04:002021-09-19T11:38:03.445-04:00Zoë, we had an example of this just this week: for...Zoë, we had an example of this just this week: for more than a year, the FBI effectively ignored our elite Olympic female gymnasts when they lodged multiple complaints against Larry Nassar, their so-called team physician who repeatedly sexually assaulted and raped the gymnasts. Why can't men see what's wrong with this? Why is this a "minor" and unimportant crime?Kwei Quarteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00469765268067837660noreply@blogger.com