we need to take domestic violence FAR more seriously.

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part of the culture of violence- try telling people not to beat there kids, and be prepared to make a speedy exit through the back door.
we absolutely need to teach non-violent parenting. and that includes the psychological violence that is often substituted for physical violence.

i would bet my last dollar that you cant find a kid on the street corner with a gun that never got a beating, or saw his/her mother get beat.

dv perpetrators need to be prosecuted with or without the victims cooperation. then they need to hand over their guns.