A problem has become known and to many, they feel that it's about time that the
general public has taken notice. This problem has been a taboo for centuries and in the
mid nineties it has chosen to let itself be known, the problem that I am talking about is
domestic violence, it has ruined families, and demoralized the victims for years and now
because of the 'trial of the century' we finally are allowed to discuss it in detail, without
fear of reprisal, now we get to familiarize ourselves with it and eventually after we get to
know all about it we can, through treatment, get rid of it. In this paper, I will discuss
problems with the so called epidemic of domestic violence.
This entire paper will be about domestic violence, and because of that I feel it is
important to note that 'in most families men and women do not engage in physically
abusive behavior' (The Brown U.),
Grandville : Cent Proverbes
Domestic violence in Spain 1998-2007
City of Fresno domestic violence statistics.but because the media feels that it is their public duty
to deceive us into believing that this problem is an 'epidemic' (Domestic V.) we feel that,
that is the case. Webster's dictionary defines epidemic as 'a rapid spreading of a disease;
to many people at the same time', this is not the case with domestic violence, one it didn't
just happen overnight, it has just been popularized overnight, domestic violence has been
going on from as far back as anyone can remember and probably farther than that, and
two, this is not affecting many people at the same timem, because, as I've stated before, 'in
most families men and women do not engage in physically abusive behavior'. If you as
the reader gets anything out of this paper, it is important to me as the writer, that you...