27 January 2009

Domestic Violence Explosion? Or regular seasonal mayhem?

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The Canberra Times is reporting on a swag of domestic violence issues clogging out courts yesterday.

Chief Magistrate Ron Cahill went so far as to express his concern:

    “It would be interesting to get some statistics on the number of family violence matters we’ve seen lately,” Mr Cahill said. ”It seems to me that in the past six weeks or so, there’s been an explosion of family violence matters coming before these courts. I don’t know what’s happening in this community lately.”

Does Ron normally take Christmas off? Back in November we reported on Housing ACT gearing up for a seasonal rise in domestic violence.

Without wanting to in any way condone domestic violence, it’s a sad fact that anyone with a predeliction to it is more likely to loose control during a period of family stress, disturbed routines, and high alcohol consumption. I.e. The six weeks over Christmas and January.

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colourful sydney racing identity3:52 pm 28 Feb 12

HenryBG said :

schmeah said :

HenryBG said :

The majority of …. offenders are women.

Got any stats to back that claim up? Would be laughable, if I didn’t suspect you were actually being serious by showing everyone how silly you are.

Sure I do, but I’m too afraid to share them with you as I’m afraid of being lured into Telopea Park and stabbed 17 times in the back and left to die.

Okay, so you have one stat that was in no way related to domestic violence. Well done.

schmeah said :

HenryBG said :

The majority of …. offenders are women.

Got any stats to back that claim up? Would be laughable, if I didn’t suspect you were actually being serious by showing everyone how silly you are.

Sure I do, but I’m too afraid to share them with you as I’m afraid of being lured into Telopea Park and stabbed 17 times in the back and left to die.

HenryBG said :

Solidarity said :

The majority of …. offenders are women.

Got any stats to back that claim up? Would be laughable, if I didn’t suspect you were actually being serious by showing everyone how silly you are.

Having been involved with the courts, particularly Magistrate Dingwall, they are to blame. Unwilling to convict, hopeless even in the face of photo evidence involving serious assault, why the hell would they bother with a mere wife beater.

Solidarity said :

Just castrate repeat domestic violence offenders… cull the testosterone and all good. Don’t need those kind of people breeding anyway

The majority of victims of domestic violence are children, and the majority of offenders are women.

Obviously, a sensible course of action would be to pay welfare benefits conditional on the recipient presenting evidence of being up-to-date on her Depo-Provera shots.

VYBerlinaV8_is_back11:18 am 28 Feb 12

Solidarity said :

Just castrate repeat domestic violence offenders… cull the testosterone and all good. Don’t need those kind of people breeding anyway

I knew a guy living in a physically abusive relationship where the female regularly attacked him with a variety of objects? Perhaps a hysterectomy is in order…?

In all seriousness, domestic violence is a scourge on society, and more needs to be done to deal with the problem.

Mr Evil said :

Maybe if Cahill and his associates started putting a few violent morons away for their crimes, then the rate of domestic violence might drop?

No no no! What is needed is more counselling services, these people are obviously mentally ill and need mentoring, and to recieve positive affirmations of their self respect and self esteem,..

Just castrate repeat domestic violence offenders… cull the testosterone and all good. Don’t need those kind of people breeding anyway

colourful sydney racing identity9:54 am 28 Feb 12

cleo said :

I believe ALL women should learn martial arts, then at least women may have more of a chance of protecting themselves.

Jesus. What is it with you and zombie threads???

I believe ALL women should learn martial arts, then at least women may have more of a chance of protecting themselves.

There is no excuse for violence, only cowards beat women, where’s the dog anyway!!!!!!!!

VYBerlinaV8_the_one_they_all_copy8:52 am 28 Jan 09

If you don’t have a job, your ability to afford to pay the morgage and buy a tank of petrol would be severely effected no matter what the respective levels were.

That was kinda the point. I was saying that if you haven’t lost your job, times shouldn’t be tougher than normal.

Hence the curiousity about the relationship between losing ones job and involvement in domestic violence.

(I know that if I lost my job Mrs Berlina would beat the $hit out of me).

It might have something to do with unfounded name calling. I jibe you not.

Ta Ian, its not often I spot such a juicy misspelling. I usually just make them.

Well if she wouldn’t burn the f*#$ing roast every year and then not put the beer in the esky on f#$%ing ice like I told her to this wouldn’t happen would it?

Stands to reason

#12 and #13 – I think you took the comment about police morals too seriously – to me it was a pun on the misspelling of “morale”.

dexi said :

“I’m not surprised police moral is low when they go to the trouble to arrest these low lifes “

What do you expect when the police have such low morals too.

Wanker. Whoops, a statement based on no information whatsoever… much like yours.

VYBerlinaV8_the_one_they_all_copy said :

Ne interesting to note whether there’s a correlation between people losing jobs (like IT contractors recently) and domestic violence. If you haven’t lost your job I wouldn’t have thought times were any tougher than normal, with falling interest rates and cheaper petrol.

Of course, some people are always living in tough times, for a variety of reasons.

Maybe the rise in violence is related to the hot weather lately?

If you don’t have a job, your ability to afford to pay the morgage and buy a tank of petrol would be severely effected no matter what the respective levels were.

There’s normally a spike in domestic violence over the christmas/new year period as people go on a drinking binge at home, it’s probably not helped by the economic climate and it becoming more difficult for people to get/keep a job.

dexi said :

“I’m not surprised police moral is low when they go to the trouble to arrest these low lifes “

What do you expect when the police have such low morals too.

Always one idiot who has to bring it off topic with an unfounded jibe at the police..

“I’m not surprised police moral is low when they go to the trouble to arrest these low lifes “

What do you expect when the police have such low morals too.

I agree with Mr Evil. It’s time the judiciary started putting people away for violent crimes ( including serial DUI’s). These 2nd, 3rd and infinitum chances they give people only encourage them as they don’t pay any consequences for their antisocial behaviour. I’m not surprised police moral is low when they go to the trouble to arrest these low lifes and then the judiciary gives them a tiny rap over the knuckles and then sends them back onto the streets to do it all again…..and again……..

VYBerlinaV8_the_one_they_all_copy said :

Maybe the rise in violence is related to the hot weather lately?

I recall reading somewhere a few years ago that the murder rate actually increased in some US cities during hot weather: a grumpy bastard with a handgun is not to be provoked!

No, it couldn’t be the hot weather. Who has the energy to do anything much in hot weather?

VYBerlinaV8_the_one_they_all_copy4:00 pm 27 Jan 09

Ne interesting to note whether there’s a correlation between people losing jobs (like IT contractors recently) and domestic violence. If you haven’t lost your job I wouldn’t have thought times were any tougher than normal, with falling interest rates and cheaper petrol.

Of course, some people are always living in tough times, for a variety of reasons.

Maybe the rise in violence is related to the hot weather lately?

Maybe if Cahill and his associates started putting a few violent morons away for their crimes, then the rate of domestic violence might drop?

Any statistics from the previous Christmas?

barking toad2:50 pm 27 Jan 09

The Evil one gets the Cletus award for the correct answer – but may cop a torrent from the disciple.

Australian Cricket team begins to lose = rise in domestic violence?

Global warming?

Working Families fighting over what to spend the bonus on?

The additional stressors of defaulting on mortgages and having trouble just scraping by would also seem to be fueling this problem.

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