I Can't Believe This!

I was reading the papers this morning and this article caught my attention.


Nearly 40% of Malaysian women abused by partners

By NG SU-ANN

PENANG: About 39% of Malaysian women are physically abused by either their husbands or boyfriends, Wanita MCA chief Datuk Dr Ng Yen Yen said.

Dr Ng, who obtained the statistics from the police, said in Asia, the average figure stood at 33.33%.

She said domestic violence could be a vicious circle where men whose fathers hit their mothers would end up hitting their wives and children.

“Although there are laws protecting these victims, many refuse to seek help for fear of breaking up the family,” said Dr Ng, who is also Deputy Finance Minister.
She also said that rape cases had risen from 2.4 daily in 1993 to 5.3 daily in 2005.

She said the figures could be more as only one in 10 cases was reported to the police.

About 80% of rape cases in the country involved teenage victims who went on dates, she said when giving a talk yesterday on anti-violence organised by the Federation of Hainan Association Malaysia (Women’s Section) at Han Chiang High School.

Dr Ng said that although the Government recently allocated RM20mil to incorporate sex education in schools, parents must still continue to instil moral values such as self-respect and gender education in their children.

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What the hell? I knew there are quite are many abuse cases out there but 40%!! That's ridiculous.....I really do not understand it at all. How on earth can a husband or loved one hit their other half is beyond me. For whatever wrong that they may have done at the end of the day, man should not hit on women, full stop. I have absolute no respect to any guys that hit women and it really angers me when i see this happening around me. Your wife who labored for 9 month to produce your offspring deserves much better then that. If there is a misunderstanding then sit down and talk about it. Do not wait till breaking point and let all hell let loose.