I don't think anyone else has posted this one, have they? Apologies if it's a duplicate.
'Parramatta is to become the first sporting club in Australia to launch an in-house domestic violence action plan.
The Eels are close to finalising the plan that will see players, staff and fans educated in stamping out family violence. It comes after the Eels became the first Sydney-based rugby league club to launch a reconciliation action plan last year...'
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Considering how many domestic violence cases we've had in the NRL this education should be a given for every club.
Great initiative by the club. I currently work in family law and you would be surprised at how wide spread and rampant domestic violence is. From all social classes and all genders and sexual persuasions.
Yobz you'd think most people wouldn't need to be educated on not assaulting their partners or children but a very large portion do and it's a bloody sad state of affairs.
IMO domestic violence is one of the worst situations in our society & unfortunately it also appears to be a common problem. It not only involves the couple concerned but also adversely effects any young ones in the family. Any effort by anyone or any organisation to address the problem should be applauded.
To hurt or intimidate someone that u profess to have some affection for is both irrational & inexcusable, even more so if your spouse/partner is the mother of your children. Personally I'm afraid I just don't understand how a man could resort to being that low.
One would think that it must have a demeaning affect on the man, if u could call him that, to knowingly hurt your loved one.
My Gran had to deal with this from two husbands, with my Pop, he was abusive to his first wife and repeated it with Nan. Apparently he beat her black n blue, dragged her around the house by her hair. After one instance when it got real bad, he decided to get some help, he got diagnosed with Schizophrenia. He got tablets, and never laid a hand on her again. He spent the rest of his life doting on her, trying make up for the bs. They were so in love and so cute together, you would not imagine that stuff had ever happened. If he never got help, and sorted out the mental illness, it would not have stopped.
I never knew much about this until i was older, i would not have guessed Pop and any mental illness, he was a footy player for Newy, and trained Greyhounds a real mans man. Hard, tuff and straight to the point.
It's actually really powerful too when I think it comes from a football club. With footy being synonymous for being tough and aggressive, that's the kind of bullshit rationale that those who commit these crimes - and let's be direct and recognise these are crimes - and it signals that no, it's not manly in any way to use your physical superiority to intimidate members of your family.
Hi Brett, very sorry to hear of your mum's experience. My mum passed away when I was 8 so I have not been confronted with the problem & fortunately I was blessed with a caring & responsible dad.
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