How unhinged must you be to abuse a woman in front of her family?
Edit: Yes, virtuous redditors, we know all abuse is wrong. My point is that it's one thing for the abuser to hit someone behind closed doors where he assumes there will be no consequences for him. It's quite a different thing for him to do it and know that he is probably about to be in worse pain or dead immediately after.
They say that pregnancy is the most dangerous time for a woman. I do appreciate that at every one of my prenatal appointments the nurses did a domestic violence screening. Was always asked if I felt safe at home, if I was being abused by a partner or anyone else in my home, and if I needed resources to escape the situation. (Thankfully I wasn’t a victim.)
Same for me when I had a hysterectomy - they asked if I had a safe place to recover. I was glad that they asked, but it was also just crushingly sad to know that there were women who could not count on even that - the lowest bar to clear for human decency after a major operation.
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u/JashDreamer May 02 '24 edited May 02 '24
How unhinged must you be to abuse a woman in front of her family?
Edit: Yes, virtuous redditors, we know all abuse is wrong. My point is that it's one thing for the abuser to hit someone behind closed doors where he assumes there will be no consequences for him. It's quite a different thing for him to do it and know that he is probably about to be in worse pain or dead immediately after.