What's being done to address the situation? Throughout the C'bean no less than 30% of women report being the subject of physical abuse. The actual number is much higher because the incidents of abuse are sorely under-reported. In Jamaica, police estimated that 39% of the murders are a result of DV with women being the victim? I read that in an article recently. Was very shocked. In Trinidad it's happens often as well and the police are generally unsympathetic to the women. There have been quite a few incidents of women who took out protective orders against their husbands who were still hunted down and killed. Why is this so prevalent? Is this a cultural thing? I know in Trinidad there is the Coalition against Domestic Violence and the government only recently tried to implement some legislature to protect women and children. How many of you know women who have been or are being abused? Me, I know about at least five in my family.

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