The Lewisham Council and Government Office of London will give domestic violence victims cash to build panic rooms in their homes. That way, if their abuser returns, they will have a place to escape to.
I have a better idea. Put the abuser in jail – then the victim won’t have to worry about it. If his return is a concern, then the legal system has not done it’s job. Even IF the panic room helps one woman, it does not protect any one else the abuser starts dating. A person who hits one partner will hurt other people they are with as well. Does London plan to fund panic rooms for everyone in the city? It would be so much more efficient to deal with the source of the problem.
Then again, since when is government efficient?
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Hm. I don’t think the two things are mutually exclusive.
Which two things? If you mean jails and panic rooms, then I agree. I just think that concentrating on putting the abusers in jail and/or getting them some kind of therapy would be more helpful….