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Emily
Tevanian
Ms.
McKoy
English
2
5,
September, 2013
Abuse of the Children
There are many types of abuse for
example there is sexual abuse, emotional/verbal abuse, physical abuse, and even
child neglect is a form of abuse. Child
abuse is physical maltreatment or sexual molestation of a child. Just the word
abuse makes my skin crawl with anger, rage, and even sorrow for all the
children that go through or have gone through any type of abuse. Since 1980,
“sexual abuse increased by 350%, emotional/verbal abuse increased by 333%,
physical abuse increased by 84%, and child neglect has increased by 320%” as of
2012. Abuse is very common in most households, anything from verbal to physical
abuse.
When
children that started getting abused at a young age and it lasted through their
developing ages they have a higher risk of staying in the “dark” and being
“anti-social.” The government should provide free counseling or therapy for
those kids who have a higher risk of causing a disturbance in the economy. Doing
this would help lessen crime in the U.S, well in my opinion. A child who grew
up in an abusive environment have a
higher risk of doing the same thing, which was what was done to them or what
they grew up around. If a child grew up in a “dark” environment they’re more
likely to live that way… in obscurity which includes having some activity in
misconduct, verses a child who lived in a supportive home without any
abusiveness. That child that did not grow up around any sort of abuse is at a
higher risk of living a happy adult life without causing without crime.
Child abuse is one of the most hated
on topics besides maybe animal abuse or animal neglect. Sometimes people like
to say one race is abused more than another. For example some folks say that
“African-Americans” are abused more because of the fact that their ancestries
were slaves, or that their race is abused more because of where they grew up,
the hood for instance. In fact race has absolutely nothing to do with who gets
abused or which race is the better race. The Dream Catchers for Abused
Children stated that, “48% of abused children are boys and 52% of abused
children are girls.” “45% of abused children are of the white race, 22% of
abused children are of the African-American, and 22% of children are of the
Hispanic race.” About three years ago my neighbor, which was a 5 year old girl
had asked her step-dad for a drink and his response was no. The after effect
made her cry… being a 5 year old if you did not get what you wanted at that age
you cried then got over it. Instead he said no then beat her until she peed in
her pants. We often found bruises on her or hand prints; therefore, she was
very frightened of males. Thus, the government should provide free counseling
or therapy for any child that has been through any form of abuse.
Letter To The Editor
2050 Hwy. 501 E.
Conway, SC 29526
P.O. Box 261966
Conway, SC 29528-6066
The Sun News,
Letter to the
Editor,
P.O. Box 406,
Myrtle Beach, SC
29578
Dear Editor and Chief:
My name is Emily Tevanian. I am a sophomore at
Early College High School in Conway South Carolina.
I am writing to address child abuse, and how
the government should provide counseling for more severe cases.
One case that would need to provide counseling
was when a 5 year old boy that has autism, tired telling his teacher something,
but while trying to tell her he was spitting due to lack of being able to talk.
That teacher than put soap in his mouth then hit him on the chest, to try to
teach him how not to spit. Another case was when a 13 year old boy who also has
autism, was choked on the bus, by the bus drive’s assistant because he peed his
pants. After this altercation both men still had their jobs. I feel that both
cases were cruel and wrong, also that they are going to need counseling that
the government should provide.
Thank you so much for your time. I appreciate
your help and hope to hear from you soon.
Sincerely,
Emily Tevanian
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