Not just dubya, but all of his twisted little minions are still engaged in supporting the war against women. The casualty rate is astonishing. Every "conservative" judge, newspaper, DA, police officer, state and federal legislator, court employee, social worker, lawyer, and supporter of the "conservative movement" plays a part in the death of an avergage of
1232 women a year. Compared to the 2400 plus US soldiers that have been killed in 3 years of fighting in
Iraq, thats alot.
Each word here is a link to articals written in the last week about women who were killed by their husbands or boyfriend .
The Google search on "man killed wife" turned up over 40 million matches. I don't know of a DV sweeps week for newspapers so I am assuming this is an average week.
The worst part is that DV rarely makes the papers until it reaches the point of murder and
judges who refuse to protect women in need. There are arguments that blame procedures and policies, but the truth is that dead people don't vote.
85-95% of all domestic violence victims are female.
Over 500,00 women are stalked by an intimate partner each year.
5.3 million women are abused each year.
1,232 women are killed each year by an intimate partner.
Domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women.
Women are more likely to be attacked by someone they know rather than by a stranger
So why put this on a political site? Because politicians make, enforce, and make rulings based on laws. Laws can change society. This problem is rampant. Even among "liberals", "democrats" or "progressives". It crosses every line. But we can fight for change.
These women who have been silenced may have gone on to make changes in the health care system. They could have helped form or stand with unions. They could have started blogs. They could have affected the next election. If only we had made changes before it was too late.
Before I jump down into the comments, yes, I know that the articals aren't describing events from the past week. But there is another problem, There are usually no articals before there is a trial or an indictment. These don't happen unless police, and a DA are sure they can win a case. Then the news is published months if not years later which makes it feel a lot less like news.