Last evening there was show on this subject.I think it was called Insight?
Men who were abusers were there, some along with their partners.
They did state the abuse was to control their family. Many, many of them also grew up in a similar family atmosphere. They saw it as normal, along with some of their partners.
They also conceded that alcohol intensified the problem.
One woman said, police were called when the fight was getting out of control, so one would be taken away, for a few days, until they cooled down.
Today, Studio 10 was talking about a 7 yr old aborigine who was sexually abused in Alice Springs. The media was called racist, because if this had been a blonde & blue eyed child, there would have been more of an uprising.
Having spent a few months outside of Tennant Creek, and have friends that actually live there (and one of them works in the hospital) it is been quite an eye opener. Soooooo many children do not go to school. Violence is common. They spend their days sitting on the footpaths, yelling back and forth. The stench from them is unbearable. Police stand guard at the liquor store each day.
The grocery store has security guards.
If people could actually see how these children were living, they would be pushing to have these children removed from the parents. Leaving them in these situations, is actually being racist....because we would not tolerate it in the white community.
Men who were abusers were there, some along with their partners.
They did state the abuse was to control their family. Many, many of them also grew up in a similar family atmosphere. They saw it as normal, along with some of their partners.
They also conceded that alcohol intensified the problem.
One woman said, police were called when the fight was getting out of control, so one would be taken away, for a few days, until they cooled down.
Today, Studio 10 was talking about a 7 yr old aborigine who was sexually abused in Alice Springs. The media was called racist, because if this had been a blonde & blue eyed child, there would have been more of an uprising.
Having spent a few months outside of Tennant Creek, and have friends that actually live there (and one of them works in the hospital) it is been quite an eye opener. Soooooo many children do not go to school. Violence is common. They spend their days sitting on the footpaths, yelling back and forth. The stench from them is unbearable. Police stand guard at the liquor store each day.
The grocery store has security guards.
If people could actually see how these children were living, they would be pushing to have these children removed from the parents. Leaving them in these situations, is actually being racist....because we would not tolerate it in the white community.