8/31 Topic 1 - Domestic violence

[Bella (한수희)]

Here is the first topic for next week. 

I think this article is little bit long, however I hope that everyone interested in this topic. 

Domestic Violence - It should be dealt with as a Crime

A noted TV couple has caught people by surprise by divorcing 10 days after marrying. It was because of the husband’s violence against the wife. The TV footage showing the famous actress wife lying on a bed with her eyes blackened and nose broken was enough to shock people. She claimed to have had a miscarriage due to the violence. Despite a denial by the husband, it seems obvious that severe acts of violence took place.

To our regret, it was a scene epitomizing the reality of rampant home violence here. It is said that the violence between them was present even before the marriage. But it is hard for an actress to make public such a thing in consideration of her public image. Her patience must have come to an end. It is nothing new for entertainers here to commit or fall victim to such violence. Some years ago, a famous female comedian hit the headlines of entertainment pages after being beaten by her husband with a baseball bat.

It shows how easily women can fall victim to domestic violence despite their social status and how widespread home violence is in our society. Traditionally, wife beating was common practice at home here. There is even an old saying which goes “wives and dried walleyed Pollack should be beaten once in three days.” Husbands’ beatings had long been accepted as a means to control wives, long immersed with the notion that men are superior to women. With that background, victims were reluctant to make public their suffering even to their close friends or relatives, much less to police. That’s why home violence has long been regarded here as a private affair that has nothing to do with crime. The police are still reluctant to intervene in such violence for the same reason. But, the reality is that one out of three husbands was found to have beaten their wives, according to a recent survey.

The concerned authorities are in urgent need of seeking drastic measure to stop the violence. Home violence should be dealt with as a crime. There is no difference between the beatings at home and beatings by gangsters on the street. It is needless to emphasize the physical or psychological trauma the victims have to put up with. The victims, if exposed to continued violence, could go so far as to kill their persecutors.

Another awesome fact is that children brought up in such homes are more likely to commit the same violence against their families after growing up. The matter should be approached from the viewpoint of safeguarding our society. The government is asked to be more positive in dealing with the affair.

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Questions

1. Recently, there are many articles about domestic violence in broadcast. 
    Then have you heard about domestic violence through broadcast or any other way? If you have, give example of news.

2. After you hear about domestic/date violence, how did you feel?

3. Few years ago, many people did not care about domestic violence because people think it is private problem. Especially, women who suffer from domestic violence hid that fact. Why this situation is occurred?

4. But nowadays domestic/date violence becomes issue of society. Why domestic violence is seen as social problem, not private problem? And to prevent this violence, what kinds of efforts are needed?

[siron(장영일)]

글씨체가 좀... ㅡㅡ;; 빨리도 올리셨네용... ㅎㅎ 수고용~

[Bella (한수희)]

글씨체.. 상처입고 .. 다시 올려요 ㅠ.ㅠ

[siron(장영일)]

상처 까지는... 어차피 한글에서 수정 작업 다시 할껀데... 왜 그러셨쎼여~~ ㅋㅋ

[June(최현경)]

I like former characters more.^^ Thank you, Bella~

[SuperStar(서동명)]

가입하구 들어와서 후기적은거 보면서.. 나도가야하는데 이러구 잇구 ㅠ. 가고싶어죽겟어여 이번주 주말엔 사장님하구 이야기해봐야겟어요! 저두 주말에 쉬고싶다구!!

[서주(서주형)]

토픽 준비하느라 수고하셨어요. 감사합니다. 참석은..사정봐서..요즘 일이 급 넘쳐남...ㅠㅠ

[Jenny (곽자임)]

참석해요~^^

[jessica]

참석요.. 근데 두번째 토픽은 언제쯤 올라오나요? 좀 공부하고 가야될것 같은데요..ㅠㅠ

[Ace일우]

참석~~~^___

[Daunte]

It looks quite serious.. See you on sunday

[마징가(이창현)]

2주만이네요~~참석할께요^^

[Friend(배석우)]

스터디를 마치고 앞산 시원하게 올라갔다 올 예정입니다. 답글 다신 분들은 문자를 다 보냈구요.. 편안한 복장으로 스터디때 뵙겠습니다.

[siron(장영일)]

난 문자 안받았는데???!!! 혹시 ~~~ ㅡㅡ^ 나 떼어 놓고 갈 생각?? ㅋㅋ