Domestic Violence

Home – the only place on Earth where you feel safe. Or, is it better to say, you should feel safe. Nowadays, a big grow in domestic violence can be observed. Are the people getting worse, or are the victims more willing to talk about it?

Domestic violence is the worst type of violence you can imagine, because the home is meant to be a place of peace and quiet. To realize, how serious this problem might be, we have to find the causes of this kind of violence. How can people, who once loved each other, become worst enemies? The most common answer to this question is: because of alcohol. Alcoholism is a major problem, especially in Poland and it leads to quarrels, which often result in violence. I’m talking here about a situation where, for example, a man beats his wife. But a horrible thing is that children often become innocent victims of domestic violence.

Solving this problem isn’t easy. Victims don’t want to talk about it because they are too scared, or they hope they can find a solution by themselves. It is common, that women still love their husbands, in spite of the fact that they are beaten by them. They are naive and hope silently for a miraculous change. And what they should do is inform the police. A good solution to prevent domestic violence would be making the law stricter. When someone is sent to prison for domestic violence, he comes out after a few years and wants to take revenge. The sentences are high only when something really bad happens, and then it is too late.

To sum up, it is very important to prevent domestic violence, because it may result in something that is even worse.