I have been on this side of the fence once. It took everything I had in me to leave. To a degree a lot of the pain still hasn't left me. At times I still feel like there is no hope for me. I still looking over my shoulder wondering if he would ever pop up again. I have been Mentally, Physical, Emotionally, and Verbal abused by two men in my lifetime.
I was reading the paper yesterday and saw that South Carolina still ranks high in Domestic Violence. The rank was high for women that were killed by men that they know. Black women are killed more than the white women in the State by their partners or men that they know. I think tears were about to fall from my eyes reading that.
"South Carolina ranks at the top of the nation in domestic violence and sixth in the number of women killed by men in domestic homicides, according to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence."
" South Carolina at 2 with a rate of 2.84 per 100,000"
What is this saying about our State? I also looked into some other things that might have contributed to this.
"4th in unemployment. With a 6.6 percent unemployment rate, only Alaska, Mississippi and Louisiana have more jobless people than South Carolina does."
"2nd in violent crime rate"
"7th in child poverty. The state tied with Texas and Alabama in having a larger percentage of children in poverty (23 percent) than most states. (Kids Count.)"
I not sure if all of this is accurate. I do know I got this from a 2006 and 2007 report. After I had read what was in the newspaper. I think something has to be done. I mean really how many women must die in the hands of men they know...
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