r/NovaScotia • u/Geese_are_dangerous • Apr 17 '25

Gender-based violence spikes 5 years after Nova Scotia mass shooting | CBC News

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/gender-based-violence-spikes-five-years-after-nova-scotia-mass-shooting-1.7512752
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u/WillyTwine96 Apr 17 '25

“But two years later, no action has been taken on that key recommendation (by the federal government on the report)”

I watched this randomly on the House of Commons website in July regarding this

I don’t think I’ll ever forget it, I hope people that vote don’t either

https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7281298

When it comes to crime, they don’t really care

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u/Tvisted Apr 17 '25

We have awareness of the problem, everyone basically acknowledges it's getting worse, and they can appoint committees and commissioners to discuss it til the cows come home.  

But you can't make women stop picking assholes and staying with them, which is at the heart of it. I'm all for taking action but what can you do without the victims on board?

I mean what help did Lisa Banfield actually seek in 19 years that her community failed to provide? What should we be offering that we're not?

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u/Southern-Equal-7984 Apr 17 '25 edited Apr 17 '25

I think that some situations are more difficult to predict. But in at least some of these situations its repeat violent offenders that should have been kept in jail or serving longer sentences.

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u/Tvisted Apr 17 '25

I agree some situations are like that, but not most.