SIN By SILENCE...The Documentary

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edited April 2012 in A Moving Train
http://www.documentary.org/content/video/18520

A documentary I'm watching on Investigation Discovery Sin By Silence which speaks of battered and abused women and the consequence of the relationship with the abuser.

The Director's Story

In my home I've had to lay down the rule.....*no name calling for your mother other than MOM* I think children in an abused home watching their mother's get abused are more prone to violence in ALL forms more than any pornography, movies etc. They learn from what they see in front of them and think that's the way things are supposed to be my parents do it so it must be ok...they just think it's the norm and continue what they see as adults.

Peace
*We CAN bomb the World to pieces, but we CAN'T bomb it into PEACE*...Michael Franti

*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti

*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)


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  • g under pg under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,200
    Sadly many of these women are sentenced to a life of abuse and after they are battered retaliate...then sentenced once again for life behind bars.

    Peace
    *We CAN bomb the World to pieces, but we CAN'T bomb it into PEACE*...Michael Franti

    *MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
    .....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti

    *The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)


  • dasvidanadasvidana Grand Junction CO Posts: 1,348
    I watched that documentary today too. A common thread among all the women's stories was that the women perceived that there were no better options. A reminder to all of us that we need to point out options to women who we think are getting hurt.
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  • g under pg under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,200
    dasvidana wrote:
    I watched that documentary today too. A common thread among all the women's stories was that the women perceived that there were no better options. A reminder to all of us that we need to point out options to women who we think are getting hurt.

    The odd thing in all this was that the women always found an excuse to go back, whether it was the kids or the husband made it so that the women were SO dependent on them, they had no place else to go. One woman slept in her car WITH her kids for several days but eventually went back and as soon as she did she was beaten all over again.

    Domestic violence is one of the worst forms of violence against women in the States both mentally and physically. Done so in front of children who tend to carry on some form of DV into their adulthood.

    Peace
    *We CAN bomb the World to pieces, but we CAN'T bomb it into PEACE*...Michael Franti

    *MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
    .....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti

    *The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)


  • g under pg under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,200
    Another documentary movie on the violence we face in today's society....

    BULLY
    Kay Butler from Ann Arbor, Michigan delivered over 200,000 petition signatures to Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) today to reconsider their ‘R’ rating for ‘Bully‘. The film which has the potential to change violence in many schools was given an R-rating due to it’s language. Katy wants the film to have a PG-13 rating so that many others who are bullying or suffering from bullying can see the film. The film follows true stories from several kids who suffer from being teased and physically hurt by bullies. Over 13 million kids are bullied each year in the United States, this film has a great potential to put a stop to it. Bully releases in select theaters March 30th.

    http://www.mostwatchedtoday.com/tag/bul ... e-trailer/

    Peace
    *We CAN bomb the World to pieces, but we CAN'T bomb it into PEACE*...Michael Franti

    *MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
    .....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti

    *The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)


  • g under p wrote:
    Another documentary movie on the violence we face in today's society....

    BULLY
    Kay Butler from Ann Arbor, Michigan delivered over 200,000 petition signatures to Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) today to reconsider their ‘R’ rating for ‘Bully‘. The film which has the potential to change violence in many schools was given an R-rating due to it’s language. Katy wants the film to have a PG-13 rating so that many others who are bullying or suffering from bullying can see the film. The film follows true stories from several kids who suffer from being teased and physically hurt by bullies. Over 13 million kids are bullied each year in the United States, this film has a great potential to put a stop to it. Bully releases in select theaters March 30th.

    http://www.mostwatchedtoday.com/tag/bul ... e-trailer/




    Peace

    It's horrible what's happening to these kids. I used to get my ass kicked by all the older kids in my neighborhood, but the minute I needed them for anything they were their for me. This is different. These kids are mean and hateful. The story about the boy that hung himself and then kids going to school after the fact wearing nooses around their necks and luaghing about his suicide made me so upset that it brought tears to my eyes. This has to stop. :x
  • g under pg under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,200
    I hope many more will get a chance to see BOTH movies. For parents whose children are the bullies and for those who are being bullied just so that they can learn what to do to avoid any tragedy from happening. I myself have been there too.

    peace
    *We CAN bomb the World to pieces, but we CAN'T bomb it into PEACE*...Michael Franti

    *MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
    .....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti

    *The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)


  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 42,428
    An important subject- thanks for posting.

    Our town has a place called "The Center for Non-Violent Relationships" (more commonly called "The Center", formerly called "The Woman's Center".) The work they do there is excellent and essential. The Center provides education, counseling, shelter for the abused and legal aid. Every town needs a place like this.
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