The BIBLE DOES NOT ENCOURAGE or CONDONE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE!

  As one who has worked with over 1,000 Court-Ordered Domestic Violence Offenders and Victims for decades, I cannot count the number of times that I have been called to address an abuser's or a victim's unfortunate assumption that the Bible approves of DV and/or permits DV and/or even encourages DV. 
  On any given day, someone will neglect to read the whole Chapter of Verses; and instead, conveniently  quote a thrice-translated single Verse of Scripture to try and convince me that 'Man is the Boss' 'because "Adam came before Eve" or that "The wife must submit to her husband" thus The Husband is in charge of the wife.' 
  When in fact, Biblical translations by Experts in both DV and Scripture reveal that the origin of the word "submit" in this case was a word meaning 'to "ally" with or to "partner with" as children of God.'  To ally or partner with is truly NOT the same as to subjugate one's self to.
  Yet the myth that God put men over women -- or "in charge of women" persists.  Fortunately for me, I have read numerous related Scriptural passages and Research Articles by Experts which soundly debunk this myth.  The Bible does not Encourage or Condone DV. 
  In fact, The Bible actually forbids Domestic Violence.  For example, one Practical Theologist wrote:  "Scripture is often used to keep women silent about their experiences as domestic abuse victims, to urge them to stay with an abusive partner, and even to justify abuse. But the Bible is clear that God opposes those who oppress, marginalize and abuse others."
  For more about this important topic, please read the attached article:https://churchleaders.com/outreach-missions/outreach-missions-articles/326287-what-does-the-bible-say-about-domestic-abuse-ally-kern.html

Report DV:

  Though there are sometimes innocent misunderstandings about what one thinks they might have seen or heard; it is almost always a good idea to report events which appear to be Domestic Violence -- and to report them with utmost accuracy and honesty.
  For example, in a recent case where a convicted abuser was sentenced to prison, the fact that someone went ahead and filed such a report of suspected DV made all the difference in the world.
"“Absent (the neighbor’s) call we might not have heard about this event,” Miller reportedly said at Wednesday’s sentencing. “Given this defendant’s propensity to be able to convince others not to report, this too may not have been reported ... so thank you to the concerned neighbor for taking what must have been a difficult step in calling the police.”"
https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/crime/article239606503.html

Is Someone at Risk of DV or IPV?

  Do you know someone who may be at risk of Domestic Violence or Intimate Partner Violence?

  A Risk Factor is some fact or characteristic of those involved (victim or abuser) or something in their environment that has been found at a relatively high frequency to be present or attributable before, during and/or after such violence has occurred.

  Risk Factors are important because if one is aware of present Risk Factors, one might be more likely to be better able to prevent DV from occurring.

  There are numerous opinions about Risk Factors for DV.  There is no one solid answer to this question.  However, some of the most commonly found Risk Factors for DV or IPV have been whittled down to very short lists.

  One such abbreviated list of Risk Factors for DV has been published on the Web at the eMedecineHealth Website. https://www.emedicinehealth.com/domestic_violence/article_em.htm#what_is_domestic_violence 

  Different countries and different states and even different people within the U.S.A. have different ways of defining Domestic Violence.  Legal definitions can also differ significantly from one jurisdiction to another.
  One place to start however could be with the definition of Domesic Violence as stated in the article using the link below:
https://www.thehotline.org/is-this-abuse/abuse-defined/

Professional Sports Acts in Domestic Violence Case

It is reassuring to see a professional sports organization following up on sanctions related to alleged Domestic Violence Behavior on the part of a Professional Baseball player.  

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/domingo-german-yankees-domestic-violence-allegations-pitcher-suspended-for-81-games-today-2020-1-2/ 

      Just a thought.