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Watching this public service announcement, created by Women’s Aid in the UK, was a jolt of harsh reality. Millions of women are violently ‘taken’ by surprise like this everyday, and live in constant fear. I commend Keira Knightly for filming this. The statistics at the end of the video, are sadly worse here in the U.S. The message, however, is universal.
According to research by Mother Jones:
According to research by Mother Jones:
Domestic violence is the No. 1 cause of injury to women. The incidents add up to more than all the rapes, muggings, and car accidents women experience each year. One out of every four women in the United States will be physically injured by a lover in her lifetime. That translates into a woman being assaulted every nine seconds in America. Immigrant women are beaten at higher rates than US citizens, and African American women are subjected to the most severe forms of violence. Not surprisingly, a shaky economy just makes these numbers worse.
http://samuel-warde.com/2013/07/keir...ens-aid-video/
http://samuel-warde.com/2013/07/keir...ens-aid-video/