Thank you for the information, Trudy. 
Although I hope it does not need to be said, but I’ll say it anyway:  Real domestic violence is a serious social problem and needs to be addressed continually.  As a Law Guardian, I always believed that making sure the custodian is protected from physical abuse and threats is a very important way to protect children.

Thank you for the information, Trudy. 
Although I hope it does not need to be said, but I’ll say it anyway:  Real domestic violence is a serious social problem and needs to be addressed continually.  As a Law Guardian, I always believed that making sure the custodian is protected from physical abuse and threats is a very important way to protect children.

Media Recon Project for Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Every October, in media throughout the country, both old and new, two statements are repeated so often they’ve almost become a mantra for domestic violence:

“95% of the victims of domestic violence are women,” and “every nine seconds a woman is battered.”

Often, they take a prominent place in an article or website, and have even been used as a headline or lead. The problem with both of these statements is that they simply have no basis in fact.

Reporters believe them, because they are usually stated by a spokesperson for a women’s shelter, or other service in aid of domestic violence victims. The fact that these statements seem to have taken on lives of their own does not make them any more credible. They are untrue, which is misleading to the public, and ultimately misrepresents the real picture of the issue.

These urban legends are debunked here:

http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/read/867130.htm

and here

http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/read/867233.htm

Media Recon Project for Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Every October, in media throughout the country, both old and new, two statements are repeated so often they’ve almost become a mantra for domestic violence:

“95% of the victims of domestic violence are women,” and “every nine seconds a woman is battered.”

Often, they take a prominent place in an article or website, and have even been used as a headline or lead. The problem with both of these statements is that they simply have no basis in fact.

Reporters believe them, because they are usually stated by a spokesperson for a women’s shelter, or other service in aid of domestic violence victims. The fact that these statements seem to have taken on lives of their own does not make them any more credible. They are untrue, which is misleading to the public, and ultimately misrepresents the real picture of the issue.

These urban legends are debunked here:

http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/read/867130.htm

and here

http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/read/867233.htm