Violence breeds Violence Ms. Its effects live on in me still ,unseen my almost everyone. It lies coiled within me like a snake ready to strike. Its venom makes me feel ill ,yet I can't get rid of it. The depth and intensity of my rage is frightening,even after all these years.
Violence takes many,many forms ,in every country ,touching rich and poor alike.
My focus is domestic violence and child abuse ,because they are so widespread,so hidden and so destructive. In many societies hitting women or children isn't even though of as abuse. It's seen as either necessary , or a right ,or a normal way to do discipline. It certainly was when I was growing up. It's only been in the past 20 years or so that a connection was made between the violence that some people do and the violence that was done to them.