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Home My WebLink AboutZurich Citizens News, 1980-07-10, Page 12Pogo 12 Citizens News July 10, 1980 �uunuuululnlllununnu111unutuluunnnnuuf�uuunuuunuunnnunuullnlunuNuuuuuuunfuufaiunuluuulflmnluminllnnuuunnuunmm�nlntnunn Guaranteed Investment Certificates NOW 1134 percent Annual Interest for Five Years \1DRlA AND GRED TRUST Since /844 VG Contact us in Exeter at: 425 Main St. 235-0530 Member: Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation s.PER s The POP Shoppe Pop 1 12 x 30 oz. bottles plus tax & dep. 12 x 24 oz. bottles plus tax & dep. Roasting Chickens Minute Steaks Full Round Steaks Our Own Pure Pork Sausage Pork Cutlets Devon Bacon LS '4.63 '3.83 „o,1e, le 89t Ib. '2J8 l, 52.58 le 51 .39 9.99 99‘ Ib. 500 grams Inquire about our local FEEDLOT BEEF & PORK Local This Week's Special Feedlot Steer $1 Sides (Fully Processed) Ib. .59 Open 8 to 6 Mondayto Sat. Friday 'till 9 p.m. CUSTOM SLAUGHTERING BEEF MONDAY — PORK TUESDAY Laporte Meat Market Main St ZURICH 236-4962 IMP WIN By JACK RIDDELL MPP Huron -Middlesex In a study released in January of this year, the Canadian Advisory Council on the Status of Women estimated that one in every ten Canadian women who are married or in a relationship with a live-in lover is battered. American studies of the incidence of this crime, based on household surveys, indicate that this estimate is probably conservative. No matter where the location, every time a women's shelter is opened in Canada, it is rapidly filled with women and children seeking refuge from violent husbands and fathers. In November 1978, Women's Habitat opened in Etobicoke. Within a week it was filled to capacity. Some 75 percent of women seeking shelter at Interval House in Toronto are fleeing from violent homes. A survey of social, medical and ' legal services in Thunder Bay found that in that city of about 119,000, the number of assaulted women seeking help in 1978 was 902. Marital violence sometimes ends in divorce, sometimes in murder of the victim or the agressor. For thousands of women, it is a way of life that goes on and one. Women are punched, slapped, kicked, thrown across rooms and down- stairs. They are attacked with knives, with guns, with I PERCY BEDARD Carpenter *Custom.Built Homes * Renovations *Additions *Repairs *Free Estimates Phone 236-4.873 After 6 Zwick' Notice Children wishing to participate in the Children's Parade at the Zurich Fair on Sat., July 19th are asked to register in advance at the Office of the Hay Township Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Company from Monday, July 14th to Friday, July 18th; 9:00 to 12:00 & 1:00 to 5:00. CLASSES AS FOLLOWS Best Decorated Bicycle Best Decorated Tricycle Best Comic Couple Best Comic Costume Best Fancy Costume Best Fancy Float Best Comic Float Women hot irons or even attacked while they are sleeping...all this done by their loving husbands or live-in com- panions. Wife beating is rarely a one-time occurrence. In a study of Transition House residents, 31 per cent in- dicated they were beaten weekly or daily. Twenty-six percent were beaten at least once a month. Make no mistake about it, wife beating is frequently severe. Of the women at Transition House interviewed, one third had required medical care. Women beaten by their husbands (legal or common- law) frequently sustain serious injuries: broken arms, cracked ribs and concussions are not un- common. Being punched or kicked in the stomach when pregnant is often reported. In most cases, wife assault is not due to a husband being mentally sick. The incidence is too widespread to be the work of a few mentally sick men. Canadian lawyers have women clients in all income levels and all educational levels - in all cultural and ethic groups - who have been assaulted. Wife assaults are not provoked by the women, nor are they in some per- verse way enjoyed by them. Broken arms, cracked ribs and concussions are not rewards women voluntarily aspire to receive. The question often asked - especially by men - is why don't assaulted wives leave home? Initially, it seems, assaulted women stay because they hope the problems will be worked out, that the husband will change, that the marriage can be "saved". Women try beater harder to be "good wives", giving husbands even more love and understanding. When this approach fails, women turn to others for assistance, frequently in vain. Sad to say, most agencies and legal organizations are simply not prepared to provide meaningful assistance to women who have been beaten by their partners. Moreover, once a pattern of violence has been established, leaving may be a very difficult and risky business. The majority of women living in violent home circumstancs are too scared to leave. Violent husbands threaten to kill their wives if they try to leave home. What a choice! Stay and expect to be beaten, or leave and fear being killed! Many women are fearful of leaving for other reasons. How will they manage alone? Can they support the children? Despite the high incidence of assaults against wives, the severity of these assaults, the horrendous con- sequences for the wife, the children and ultimately society as a whole, wife assaults are treated dif- ferently from any other form of violent behaviour in our society. The basic instructions given to the police require that in a "domestic situation" the appropriat€ action is to get in, calm the parties down and get out. This approach ignores the realities of domestic violence, but then the term itself is actually misleading. It is not usually domestic violence that occurs - that is two spouses ,fighting. In 90 percent of the cases, it is the husband beating up the wife. My colleague, Margaret Campbell (MPP, St. George), has for many years fought an active campaign on behalf of battered wives. As she puts it, to call wife beating "domestic violence" is like calling the Old Roman indulgence of pitting Christians against lions a sport. In considering this question, it is also necessary to have an appreciation of the psychological impact of assault on the battered wife. She is confused, frightened, emotionally drained, with little confidence in herself or in the community around her to help her out of the situation. Police inv- tervention that stresses restoring the peace followed by a quick exit provides such a woman with only tem- porary relief. She needs to be advised of shelters which can provide comfort and assistance. She needs to be told of her legal rights; she needs to be assisted in asserting those rights. Margaret Campbell spoke on this question at some length before the Standing Committee on the Administration, of Justice earlier this year. Largely as a result of her efforts, a committee has been struck to consider this matter. It consists of four family law lawyers, one social worker, two representatives from the Ministry of the Attorney - General, and one representative from the Ministry of the Solicitor - General. The first meeting was held on May 28, and further meetings are to be held every two weeks. �'"'" LAST NIGHT JULY 10th .,.,o.., ....s • .G. h 0.11 JOHN DAN BELUSHI AYKROYD THE BLUES BROTHERS Starts FRIDAY" SHOWTIM[s: FRIDAY & SATURDAY 7:001.::211 SUN.. MON. 1:N P.M. Hard hat days and honky-tonk nights. ►.oma? doh SAO STARTS JULY 15 -17th ONE SHOWING 1:00 P.M. Yesterday's a beautiful memory. Today is the rest of your life. STARTS FRIDAY. 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