For those who have not only traveled abroad but also had relationships with partners in various locations, the significant differences in how domestic violence is treated between countries and cultures in the same country are evident.
If you live in rural Texas or Queensland, Australia, you have a good chance of being spared serious violence against your wife and children. A slap can put you in jail if you are. .
I specifically propose a sliding scale based on level of violence. The appropriate fee is based on where the defendant is on the scale. The sliding scale I propose ranges from severe cruelty (life-threatening violence, weapons, acid, severe injuries) to cruelty (broken bones, wounds, strangulation) to severe violence (sticks, whips, visible bruises), Proceed to severe violence (beating). ), stomping, throwing, hair pulling), light violence (ears, light blows).
Serious violence is punishable by more than 5 years (life-threatening violence is more than 10 years), brutality is punishable by 3 to 5 years, serious violence by 1 to 2 years, serious violence by imprisonment. From 3 to 9 months, there is a fine for mild violence.
These descending scales are a common feature of law. There are three stages of murder, from the first to the third. Assault, theft, and theft are all classified according to their severity. Theft of a Porsche is punished more severely than theft of a postcard. The same grounds must be used in domestic violence prosecutions.
One man hits his wife on the head, takes the children and is free to walk, another man goes to jail for slapping him in the face. If “all violence is a crime” most men would go to jail. The perpetrators of horrific violence not only avoid it, but also retain control of the family, following standards such as “a woman must endure everything” or “the family must be protected at all costs”. To do. There is neither justice nor reason in this situation. Like the rest of the legal system, domestic violence must be treated with justice and common sense. You can achieve this goal by creating a sliding scale like what I’m suggesting.
Sabbath Ilya
