The story of O.J. Simpson and his wife Nicole Simpson is a unique story. The couple transitioned from love and family, to beatings and death. Therefore did people know that O.J. Simpsons’ house was visited by the police for a domestic violence call? The fact that O.J. was a famous football star excluded him from receiving any jail time. Despite an incident like this happening, why did Nicole not divorce OJ after the first time that it happened? Domestic violence is a sensitive topic, but it must be acknowledged and discussed. Men need to learn that beating their wives senseless is not a good way to keep a happy marriage. In addition, we as a community also need to open out eyes and learn that domestic violence is a real problem and we need
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If one has a therapist or even a close friend to talk to just one conversation could stop a traumatic incident from happening. A traumatic incident meaning the victim receives another beating, or in an extreme case the victim could avoid death. Teaching children at a young age will help if domestic violence is happening in that child’s home. The child could tell someone that themselves and the victim trusts, and that person could potentially save a life. The other reason that it is a good reason to start seminars and programs early in life is because children retain information. As a young child you learn nursery rhymes such as Humpty Dumpty, and adults still to this day remember that rhyme. When you start making a problem aware in middle school and high school the kids are less likely to remember what they learned or not even care about what the seminar was …show more content…
Domestic violence is not a thing of the past. It did not just exist in the 1950’s, not just 1994, domestic violence is an on-going problem. It will continue to be a problem until one sees domestic violence as a problem and believes in solutions to fix the problem. Some of the solutions that the person might choose are, awareness advertisements, school programs and seminars, and making all equal in
If one has a therapist or even a close friend to talk to just one conversation could stop a traumatic incident from happening. A traumatic incident meaning the victim receives another beating, or in an extreme case the victim could avoid death. Teaching children at a young age will help if domestic violence is happening in that child’s home. The child could tell someone that themselves and the victim trusts, and that person could potentially save a life. The other reason that it is a good reason to start seminars and programs early in life is because children retain information. As a young child you learn nursery rhymes such as Humpty Dumpty, and adults still to this day remember that rhyme. When you start making a problem aware in middle school and high school the kids are less likely to remember what they learned or not even care about what the seminar was …show more content…
Domestic violence is not a thing of the past. It did not just exist in the 1950’s, not just 1994, domestic violence is an on-going problem. It will continue to be a problem until one sees domestic violence as a problem and believes in solutions to fix the problem. Some of the solutions that the person might choose are, awareness advertisements, school programs and seminars, and making all equal in