This week has seen the annual White Ribbon Day of awareness and action on domestic violence. Thankfully this issue has been getting a lot of attention in our parliaments and media lately, especially with the awarding of Australian of the Year 2015 to survivor and activist Rosie Batty.
Back when I was young & naive, I simply wanted to find any perpetrators of domestic violence and lock them up for the rest of their lives. Beating up women and children, or even just the threat of violence, is a despicable act that can not be tolerated at all.
However, over the years I have come to understand a bit more about domestic violence, its victims, and causes.