"I'm going to tackle is the one question everyone always asks: 'Why does she stay? Why would anyone stay with a man who beats her?'"
這些問題,就仿佛受害者本身也有錯一樣……
Leslie 首先提醒大家,“家庭暴力,無關你的種族、信仰、收入和教育水平。它隨處可見。”
"So my first message for you is that domestic violence happens to everyone — all races, all religions, all income and education levels. It's everywhere. "
“受害者有罪”之說,是無知的表現。
正如Leslie所講:“很多人認為,既然家暴更多發生在女性身上,所以應該是女性自身的問題。但并非如此。”
"And my second message is that everyone thinks domestic violence happens to women, that it's a women's issue. Not exactly. "
“超過85%的施暴者是男性,并且家庭暴力只發生在親密的、相互依存的、長期的關系中。換句話說,就是發生在家庭里。這是我們最不愿意,或最不期望看到暴力的地方。”
"Over 85 percent of abusers are men, and domestic abuse happens only in intimate, interdependent, long-term relationships, in other words, in families, the last place we would want or expect to find violence, which is one reason domestic abuse is so confusing."
Leslie 說,“對我來說,這是人們問過我最讓我傷心和痛苦的問題。因為你可能無法理解,只有我們受害者自己最清楚:離開施暴者是有多么危險。”
"To me, this is the saddest and most painful question that people ask, because we victims know something you usually don't: It's incredibly dangerous to leave an abuser."
“告訴別人你今天聽到的。虐待只能活在沉默中。你有能力制止家庭暴力,只需要點亮星星之火。”
"Talk about what you heard here. Abuse thrives only in silence. You have the power to end domestic violence simply by shining a spotlight on it. "
“我們受害者需要每一個人的幫助。我們需要你們每一個人去理解家庭暴力的秘密。”
"We victims need everyone. We need every one of you to understand the secrets of domestic violence."
“和你的孩子,和你的同事,你的家人和朋友討論這個話題。將虐待曝光。”
"Show abuse the light of day by talking about it with your children, your coworkers, your friends and family."
“幫助受害者重新找回美好、可愛的自己,重新擁有未來。”
"Recast survivors as wonderful, lovable people with full futures."
“發現家庭暴力的跡象,并認真進行干預,減少發生的可能性,給受害者提供安全的出路。”
“Recognize the early signs of violence and conscientiously intervene, deescalate it, show victims a safe way out. “
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