quickwrite #8

So, what do you think? View YouTube.com: “Super Bowl 2015: Domestic Violence PSA” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Z_zWIVRIWk) and then comment on the issue of domestic violence, especially on the difficulty of reporting. Explain.


I think the ad was really well done. I think it was a way to speak out about the threat and fear without explicitly showing it. I would assume a more to-the-point ad could be triggering for some people, but I can still appreciate the subtlety of it. At first it sounded weird and then the tone of the music and lighting changed to show the true nature of the call. I have seen and heard about reporting domestic violence, and how hard it can be when the partner is still in the house or room or wherever and posses a threat. I have heard that there are now ways, like shown in the video, to have the person report it in an undetectable way. If someone is scared or hurt and their partner's had acted out in an abusive way, it is easy to see that calling the police openly would only worsen their anger and aggression and put that person in more danger.  I remember reading an article in a magazine at the airport a while back, it was focusing on the issue of guns in relationship. It stated that the likelihood of a domestic abuse situation turning to murder increases by 5 times for a women in abusive relationships when firearms are present or owned. Although this relates specifically to gun owners in relationships, it just shows the very real danger of escalation in a violent attack. This can be caused by a person trying to report an issue, and the abusive partner acting out of anger because they are reporting it. When I heard that the call in the ad was a real call, that made it so much more real. The 911 operator took a while to catch on to the "code" the woman was trying to use. I'm glad he eventually got her help, but it shows just how hard it can be.