More cash needed to tackle domestic abuse
Friday 10th September 2010, 2:29PM BST.
Guernsey’s Domestic Abuse Strategy needs more cash, according to the island’s domestic abuse forum, Options.
Domestic Abuse Seminar. L-R Rachel Green, Anne Batlye, Detective Inspector Geoff Chapman,Kate Clark, Fiona Richmond, Roni Jones, Anne Watt and Maggie Costen. (Picture by Steve Sarre, 1024800)
At a breakfast seminar yesterday, a plea was made to States members to approve an extra £160,000 funding for next year and an additional £208,000 in 2012.
It was time to bite the bullet, said forum chairwoman Anne Watt.
‘More funding is absolutely essential because we’ve been talking about services for victims of domestic abuse for some years and we’ve worked hard to produce a strategy that will offer protection to victims and their children,’ she said.
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As long as the strategy is inclusive and accepts that women as well as men can be abusers then this is a good thing for the community.
If it follows the feminist dogma that all men are potential abusers and women only ever victims they should go fund themselves.
From the picture I see 7 women and one policeman… not looking too inclusive so far..?
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Put a tax on offenders that are found guilty. Say around £500 on each individual. An abuser pays stance would help towards services to combat the problem.
Costs should be factored into offences once guilty verdicts are passed & sentences are being considered. It might wise many up if this was considered across the board with all law breakers.
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Hello,you are right,women too use domestic violence and some are very nasty pieces of work,but men are the main abusers in the home hence more women in the photo.Usually these sad little boys are just cowards who struggle to get by in life and take it out of their poor old missus and kids.The women who suffer from domestic abuse often have noone to turn to and no place to go to escape their abuser and if children are involved ,then their plight is much harder. I hope Guernsey’s Domestic Abuse Strategy gets all the money it needs,and I hope all domestic abusers end up in the court and punished harshly.
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Agree with most of what you say but recent figures from the u.k. suggest that perhaps 40% of total domestic abuse is perpetrated by females on males. I think I’m right in saying that in 2009 80 cases of domestic abuse were reported by males in Guernsey to my knowledge not one case went to court.
Still hope the GDAS get their cash .
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Hi Kevin ,the figure of 40% seems pretty high !I do live in the UK and and have known personally quite a few “battered wives” but i can only remember one male who was physically abused and most of the refuges are for women. Ill do a little homework now you have got me interested in the 40% figure. Its shocking that 80 cases were reported in Guernsey and not one reached the courts.Violence within the family is very trumatic for all concerned and anything that can help stop it or help the victims male or female can only be good. Cheers for the info Kevin .
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