Lisa Jones wrote on Nov 25^th, 2015 at 9:37pm:


1 in 5 women experience some form of DV
1 in 20 men experience some form of DV

aquascoot wrote on Nov 25^th, 2015 at 10:09pm:


No.  It's just like how people think violence on the streets is increasing, but has actually been on a long, steady decline since...forever. 

We live in the safest time there has ever been.

... wrote on Nov 25^th, 2015 at 10:29pm:



I agree it is safer, which is why more than one woman dead a week in this day and age is ridiculous

Lisa Jones wrote on Nov 25^th, 2015 at 10:28pm:


well, they are not the final arbiters but they certainly can and do issue protection orders and will issue them even if both parties decide they dont want to take it further.

from qld community website

The police play an important role in responding to domestic and family violence. Some of the actions police can take include:

investigating suspected domestic violence
issuing a police protection notice if they are satisfied that domestic violence occurred and the aggrieved requires immediate protection from further violence
applying for a domestic violence order if they are satisfied domestic violence occurred
entering and searching premises without a warrant if they suspect domestic violence has occurred or there is a risk of domestic violence occurring soon
seizing anything that has been or may be used to commit domestic violence
taking the person committing the violence into custody for a maximum period of eight hours if they believe another person or another person's property is in danger of being damaged because of domestic violence
asking a magistrate to make a temporary protection order by telephone, fax, radio or other similar device
investigating breaches of a domestic violence order when a respondent continues to commit domestic violence after the order has been made
charging a respondent with a criminal offence if sufficient evidence is available that a breach of a domestic violence order has occurred

... wrote on Nov 25^th, 2015 at 10:29pm:


thats sort of the impression i got.
i know a cop who tells me they are always getting called out now when there is a disturbance of the peace, a girlfriend and boyfirend yelling at each other and they will take out a dvo themselves , so that the parties stop ringing the police and wasting their time.
is this akin to the fear campaign about 1 woman a week dying. it seems to me that its just increased reporting.

there would be heaps more drink drivers caught in 2015 then in 1975 but i can assure you that is just increased surveillance. the % drink driving would have been falling every year.

beware of data 

aquascoot wrote on Nov 25^th, 2015 at 10:37pm:


Good work.

Now....let's get back to the issue of raising one's voice.

Would you care to explain how that fits in with  the information in your latest post?

40 years ago, you wouldnt have seen a stream of people getting DVO's the way you do today.

is this being driven by violent physical attacks with women being beaten and charges of assault occasioning bodily harm suddenly sky rocketing...i say probably not.

is this being driven by lots of women , single mums and divorcees recognising that it is just a great bonus to have a DVO when you attend family court and then calling the cops or going to the court when a guy gets in their face during a heated arguement that does not turn to physical violence...probably yes.

i dont have the stats but i dont believe that more women are being hospitalised with fractured jaws, fractured eyesockets and broken ribs then 30 years ago (per capita).

i think that the more serious end of domestic violence..ie women suffering serious assaults is probably falling and the more minor end of domestic violence...verbal intimidation is probably being reported now in 2015 and wouldnt have been reported in 1975.

thoughts ?

aquascoot wrote on Nov 25^th, 2015 at 10:53pm:



40 yrs ago if a bloke hit his wife it was acceptable. At best it was ignored.