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Why is it difficult for some black women to call the police when being abused. (580 hits)

All the factors that contribute to greater violence probably explain the higher intimate partner homicide rate of black men. It is stated that "Black women get arrested more, we get convicted more, and we have had fewer places to go. The statistics don't account for self-defense." There are many road blocks. One of the biggest is the troubled histories black communities have with the police and other social service agencies. It is a known fact that black women face a greater chance of being arrested along with the offender, and their children are more likely to end up in foster care if the police are involved. Another road block is, "if I'm being abused, the decision to call the police for help could be different for me, says some African American women." More black men are in jail, than in college, so that makes it even more of a burden, questioning whether he (the abuser), a black man, will be brutalized.

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My sista...we could all write a book on the reasons why. Why...because unfortunately still today in 2008 there are many who accept a man abusing a woman. I have heard remarks like..."what did SHE do to provoke him"...my response to that question is there is NOTHING THAT SHE COULD DO THAT WOULD JUSTIFY THE ACTION! Or recently I heard an older AA woman say...that has been happening for years...my brother use to beat his wife and three days later they would be looking all lovie together again...still...WHAT DOES LOVE HAVE TO DO WITH THAT? Or often there is the case of the woman who has no physical scars and tries to get someone to listen to aide her and is told that nothing can be done until she has physical signs of abuse...so I guess you have to have bruises, a black eye, a split open lip or being carried away by the morgue before you are "abused". So girl...the big problem I see is the way that people accept acts of voilence as norm. Look at how our young children deal with disputes...they get physical...because often this is something they have been exposed to...even if it was not in their homes...it is in the media...on the televisions...video games...music...the list goes on. Anytime you can have young girls getting on a bus and attacking an aging woman just for "fun" and the people around do and say nothing because of fear...something is seriously wrong. It will take changing the mindset of the masses and I think it has to begin with our children and our youth. Young boys need to learn early in life it is not acceptable to hit a female. Just a few days ago I heard my nephew tell his young son that although his sister made him mad and might have even tagged him first...under no circumstances is he ever allowed to hit his sister or any other female. At the same time he told his daughter that she needs to find another way to express her disagreements with her brother other than becoming physical with him. This is just an example but a beginning of fostering change and until people start viewing abuse as not a norn and stand on it is not OK...we will be asking these questions...why...why...why
Thursday, September 11th 2008 at 2:21PM
Belinda Anderson