In the latest gang rape of a woman from India.  I can’t even wrap my brain around elders ordering this brutality.  What kind of sick mind thinks this is okay??

Blessings to her and hopefully gaining strength from this…

**edited to add:  to elaborate more on my previous post on domestic violence–I  don’t mean to give men a pass for violence when I look for the cause behind it, such as heavy metal toxicity or steroids.  I do try to look for reasons other than surface reasons.

I think ultimately, the man makes that decision to hit her because:

1.  He can.

2.  Society has not strongly condemned such action, so he doesn’t feel the pressure NOT to hit or rape her.

3. Women and children are still looked upon as possessions.

4. Economic inequality plays a role in women being seen as second class.

5.  If she stays home instead of working outside the home, she is extremely vulnerable and society has not valued her being at home nor made provisions to help her if she needs to leave an abusive situation.  The opposite will happen, where she is pressured to stay in the relationship by society.