| We always find reasons and excuses to show that | | | | sympathy from the public. |
| domestic violence is an unavoidable circumstance but | | | | A partner who is abusing you knows very well it is |
| I beg to differ. A person who abuses another person | | | | wrong. A person who is angry and provoked cares |
| lacks respect and does it on will. No amount of | | | | less where he hits or what he says. Domestic |
| provocation should give the right to go ahead and | | | | violence is a choice since these people target the |
| inflict fear and shame on your partner. Sometimes it | | | | hidden parts of the body. If a woman is hit on the |
| gets even worse when the abuse involves physical | | | | face I would use provocation as a factor to consider |
| violence. A man is the author of his own destiny and | | | | in my judgement. If the abuser is careful to hit only |
| he should take responsibility of any of his actions. | | | | breasts or another covered part of the body, it was |
| The myths or misconception that men are provoked | | | | quite intentional and it was a choice. They don't want |
| by the victims is an annoying alibi. I have a reason to | | | | others to see the injuries inflicted on the body. What |
| believe that domestic violence is a choice. Have you | | | | does that tell you? It is lack of respect, love and |
| ever wondered why men who are so good to the | | | | nothing should keep you as a woman in such an |
| public, friends and relatives turn out to be violent to | | | | abusive relationship because he is not changing soon. |
| their partner? Research has revealed that 85% of | | | | Domestic violence is a choice because if a stern |
| abusers only hit their partners. Why not any other | | | | action is taken to punish the abuser, he rarely does it |
| person? Simply because it is a choice. | | | | again. For instance if the woman is the no-none-sense |
| You wonder why abused victims are not believed by | | | | type and he calls the police, things will change. The |
| many when they open up. Wonder no more this is | | | | arrest and the money he pays to be released from |
| because the abusers are aware of what they are | | | | prison serves as scaring technique and he rarely |
| doing. They do all they can to do it in private. Love is | | | | repeat the violence again. If it was something he had |
| a feeling that cannot be hidden and it has no bounds | | | | no control over, he would do it again and again. |
| that is why I can believe it that you do not choose | | | | Women should learn that domestic violence is a |
| who to love and whether to love not. Its crazy, it | | | | choice and they can control it according to how they |
| just happens. Domestic violence is a choice because | | | | respond. As a woman, if you accept to be used as a |
| the abusers do not do it in public they choose who | | | | door mat, you will be one. Women, stand up for your |
| to hit and whether to do it hard and gently. Such | | | | rights! You can make a choice of not being abused. |
| acts of impunity should not be encouraged by the | | | | |