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In Locked-Down Russia, Rising Domestic Violence Fuels A Culture War

Rogue Valley

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In Locked-Down Russia, Rising Domestic Violence Fuels A Culture War

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There has been a rise in cases of domestic violence in Russia since the lockdown began in March.

5/19/20
MOSCOW -- When the lockdown order came, Yevgenia found herself shut in with a recidivist abuser. Her husband had beaten her two weeks earlier, and she knew he was capable of doing so again. She had begun making plans to leave. “If not for the coronavirus, perhaps I’d have managed to avoid this situation,” she said in a phone interview from Yekaterinburg, where she lives. In the end, the fight erupted over a block of butter. She bought a cheap brand to save money -- they had both found themselves unemployed -- and he flew into a rage, she said. She ran out of the apartment, locked the door from the outside, and called the police. But the officers who arrived didn’t share her concerns. They refused to detain her husband and told her to make amends, she said. The story recounted by Yevgenia, who asked that her last name be withheld for safety reasons, is typical of accounts from victims of domestic violence across Russia. The problem has worsened in other countries as well since lockdown measures were imposed.

in Russia, figures testifying to a growth in domestic-violence complaints have escalated an acrimonious and longstanding clash over cultural values, fueling mutual recriminations between women’s rights activists warning of a deepening societal scourge and their conservative opponents, who assert that “domestic violence” shouldn’t even exist as a term. “This is a problem plucked out of thin air,” said Vitaly Milonov, a lawmaker in parliament’s lower house who is a prominent crusader against gay rights and liberal values. The lawmakers’ comments are in line with the views of a vocal minority in Russian society, backed informally by the Russian Orthodox Church, that has denounced proposed measures to tackle domestic violence as part of an attempt to undermine what opponents of such measures call “traditional” values. A law partially decriminalizing domestic violence, which President Vladimir Putin signed in February 2017, has ushered in what critics warn is a climate of impunity for abusers.
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The Russian government decriminalized domestic violence in 2017. A bill to reverse this horrible situation has been stalled in the Duma by conservative groups in Russian society and the Russian Orthodox Church.

In the context of how they view women, these groups have more in common with the Taliban than with Western civilization.
 
Rogue Valley said:
In Locked-Down Russia, Rising Domestic Violence Fuels A Culture War

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There has been a rise in cases of domestic violence in Russia since the lockdown began in March.



The Russian government decriminalized domestic violence in 2017. A bill to reverse this horrible situation has been stalled in the Duma by conservative groups in Russian society and the Russian Orthodox Church.

In the context of how they view women, these groups have more in common with the Taliban than with Western civilization.
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wow. it is incredible domestic violence was decriminalized. marijuana should be decriminalized first.
 
Is it still legal to beat your wife in Russia?
 
swing_voter said:
Is it still legal to beat your wife in Russia?
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It's not illegal provided she doesn't need hospitalization.

A trip to the hospital is technically up to the ambulance crew (usually males who may also beat their wives).

Police (usually males who may also beat their wives) are reluctant to press charges and get bogged down in something the prosecutor/court may toss out.

This is how it is in a conservative, traditionally religious, patriarchal-structured society.
 
Is it any wonder Men should insist on not Only love and honor from a wife, but most especially, obedience. Being a wife is serious business.
 
danielpalos said:
Is it any wonder Men should insist on not Only love and honor from a wife, but most especially, obedience. Being a wife is serious business.
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I won't even comment on that nonsense.
 
MMA women who believe in equality could simply marry guys they can beat; and proclaim he has to win two out of three rounds to get a divorce.
 
danielpalos said:
Is it any wonder Men should insist on not Only love and honor from a wife, but most especially, obedience. Being a wife is serious business.
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Ummm.. hey, Dan? The 1950's called, they'd like their everything back.
 
lurchadams said:
Ummm.. hey, Dan? The 1950's called, they'd like their everything back.
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Ok. I am the one with the really really serious relationship. Yet, women prefer to "get used by all of the other ones" even though there is a guy with low numbers and little practice in the neighborhood.
 
danielpalos said:
Ok. I am the one with the really really serious relationship. Yet, women prefer to "get used by all of the other ones" even though there is a guy with low numbers and little practice in the neighborhood.
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Uh oh. Sounds like someone's having trouble "keeping their cat on the porch"!
 
danielpalos said:
What if I offer free full body massage with Happy ending and g-spot focus work?
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Go ahead, I can't imagine you'll be able to reach your own back effectively tho.
 
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