Rapper
and actor 50 Cent has been charged with attacking his ex-girlfriend and
trashing her Los Angeles condo. During
an argument, the woman told police, Jackson began destroying her property
before she locked herself into her bedroom. The woman who had a baby with him said Jackson kicked open
the bedroom door and kicked her, causing injury.
Police said they
estimated about $7,100 in damage to the woman’s home.
The rapper has referenced drug dealing and violence in many songs and is known for having survived nine gunshots in an attempted assassination.
As a victim of domestic violence myself, I know the drama behind this scene and what's behind the numbers. There's a sense of shame that comes from the betryal of someone who claims to love you. You are ashamed in front of your children, your family, and your friends. There's the fear of the violence, the pain of your dependence on others, and the lonliness of facing the attacks alone. Some of the people you talk with have never experienced domestic violence, those who do not undertand, and those so quick to judge you and your situation.
If you've ever left your home after an altercation and spent a night or two in a shelter for battered women, or if you've gone home to your parents with wounds of the apparant battle, or went to your workplace with a blackeye and sun shades, then you know the gut-wrenching shame. Ask Rhianna. Everybody had an opinion after the media revealed her bout of domestic violence involving her boyfriend Chris Brown. Everybody knew exactly what the famous singer should do.
While this story may seem commonplace in Hollywood tabloids, according to a new report released by the World Health Organization (W.H.O.) physical
or sexual violence is a public health problem that affects more than one third
of all women globally. Some 35% of all women will experience either intimate partner or non-partner violence. The study finds that intimate partner violence is the most common type of violence against women, affecting 30% of women worldwide.The report’s key findings on the health impacts of violence by an intimate partner were:
Death
and injury
– The study found that globally, 38% of all women who were murdered were
murdered by their intimate partners, and 42% of women who have experienced
physical or sexual violence at the hands of a partner had experienced injuries
as a result.
Depression – Partner
violence is a major contributor to women’s mental health problems, with women
who have experienced partner violence being almost twice as likely to
experience depression compared to women who have not experienced any violence.
Alcohol
use problems –
Women experiencing intimate partner violence are almost twice as likely as
other women to have alcohol-use problems.
Sexually
transmitted infections – Women who experience physical and/or sexual
partner violence are 1.5 times more likely to acquire syphilis infection,
chlamydia, or gonorrhoea. In some regions (including sub-Saharan Africa), they
are 1.5 times more likely to acquire HIV.
Unwanted
pregnancy and abortion – Both partner violence and non-partner sexual
violence are associated with unwanted pregnancy; the report found that women
experiencing physical and/or sexual partner violence are twice as likely to
have an abortion than women who do not experience this violence.
Low
birth-weight babies
– Women who experience partner violence have a 16% greater chance of having a
low birth-weight baby.
The
review found that 7.2% of women globally had reported non-partner sexual
violence.
As a
result of this violence, they were 2.3 times more likely to have alcohol
disorders and 2.6 times more likely to suffer depression or anxiety – slightly
more than women experiencing intimate partner violence. The report calls for a
major scaling up of global efforts to prevent all kinds of violence against
women by addressing the social and cultural factors behind it.
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