Households across the US will soon be collapsing. Most don’t have enough, savings, too much debt, and are now facing job loss. Many are waiting for President Trump’s stimulus check to arrive in the mail. Rents and credit card payments are being deferred.
The panic reinforces how many people were unprepared for a national health crisis.
An economic crash will lead to an extended period of severe social unrest.
The 2008 Great Recession resulted in more than 10,000 suicides. If the economy continues to be shut down through April and or even May, an increase in suicides will be on the horizon.
Paul Plante says
VA Leading Causes of Death, 2017
1. Cancer 15,064
2. Heart Disease 14,861
3. Accidents 3,922
4. Stroke 3,555
5. Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease 3,363
6. Alzheimer’s disease 2,549
7. Diabetes 1,967
8. Kidney Disease 1,618
9. Septicemia 1,249
10. Flu/Pneumonia 1,245
Virginia Mortality Data
Firearm Deaths 1,041
Homicide 455
Drug Overdose Deaths 1,507
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Going back to the original post, dated April 5, 2020, which is five (5) days ago as of the time of this writing, it starts out by stating that “(H)ouseholds across the US will soon be collapsing.”
As stated, that was five days ago, and this is now, as the reality expressed in the original post sets in and begins to make itself apparent, as we are all essentially now living like convicted criminals confined to a SUPER-MAX prison, with people in social isolation which can and does drive them bat**** crazy, as we can begin to see clearly in this Albany, New York Times Union article entitled “Domestic violence spikes as other arrests plummet during shutdown” by Massarah Mikati and Steve Hughes with Cayla Harris contributing on April 9, 2020, to wit:
ALBANY — Arrests in the Capital Region have plummeted during the coronavirus pandemic with one disturbing exception: a jump in domestic violence.
Domestic violence is increasing as people try to stay safe from the virus at home, where police say a different danger lurks.
And once the outbreak wanes and victims can leave their homes, law enforcement and domestic violence advocates expect the number of reported incidents to climb even more.
“Victims of domestic violence are also a vulnerable population right now,” said Ruth Glenn, president and CEO of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
“If they’re with someone who abuses, and they no longer have the ability to distance themselves from somebody who abuses, then they’re even more vulnerable to that abuse than ever before.”
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I hate to think of it, but right now, there are a lot of women, and not a few men, who are being used for punching bags so someone else can relieve themselves of their aggressions, and God help the children who are now locked up with pedophile child abusers.
Getting back to the Times Union and the real-life, real-time story it presents of life in Andy Cuomo’s SUPER-MAX LOCK-DOWN in New York state, by an edict of Andy’s called by himself, “Matilda’s Law,” with Matilda being Andy’s mother, we have:
Domestic violence incidents spike
While keeping people off the streets has kept arrest rates down in the Capital Region, holing them up in their homes may be leading to spike in domestic violence incidents.
Albany has seen a 40 percent increase in domestic-related incidents through the first three months of 2020 compared to the same period in 2019.
In March, as the shutdown progressed, the city went from 156 domestic calls from March 5-17, to 168 calls from March 18-30, spokesman Officer Steve Smith said.
“Domestic violence is always on our radar, it’s something we take very seriously,” Smith said.
Rensselaer County Sheriff Patrick Russo said he expects domestic violence reports, as well as mental health calls, to increase within the next week or so.
The state also expected to see a rise in domestic-violence cases, Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul said.
“This is a recipe for disaster,” Hochul said.
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Now, there is a politician willing to speak truth to power, but as Lt. Governor in NYC to the tyrant dictator Andy Cuomo, who created this recipe for disaster, as if his goal was to destroy civilized society itself to protect his mother from it, her voice won’t be heard, and if heard, will be ignored, because nobody, but nobody, is allowed to prove Andy Cuomo wrong in New York state, which takes us back to the Times Union story, to wit:.
But some experts warn that the calls represent just a fraction of the actual domestic violence incidents taking place.
“One of the most important things to remember is that even though we are indeed seeing that increase, it’s not common for survivors to call the police,” Glenn said.
“My concern is more for those who haven’t reported and what they might be enduring as a result of COVID.”
‘Isolation is such a tactic’
With orders to self-quarantine, opportunities for abuse are now essentially being delivered to abusers on a platter.
“Isolation is such a tactic,” Glenn said.
“Abusers now have better and more immediate access to survivors who aren’t allowed to leave their homes.”
“That increases and intensifies the domestic violence.”
As the social isolation and the financial impact of the pandemic take their toll, In addition, as difficult financial situations are exacerbated and self-quarantining takes a toll, they are adding to contributing factors of abuse.
The pandemic’s infliction of financial hardship and isolation is adding factors abusers can use for self-justification, advocates say.
“Abusers make the choice to abuse,” Glenn said.
“I always look at mental health, substance use, loss of finances, loss of job — all those things as risk factors.”
“Now they have more of an excuse than ever before.”
Not only are abusers more likely to begin or intensify their abuse, victims are less likely to seek the help they need.
It’s not just that abusers may scare their victims about contracting or spreading COVID-19 if they leave the home.
Victims may need to rely financially on their abusers even more than usual due to the economic impacts the virus.
Advocates say victims are hesitating to file for — or are not being granted — stay-away orders of protection to limit the spread of the disease.
They may not have the privacy needed to make calls and they are concerned about contracting the disease if they leave their homes for shelters.
“Victims are having to negotiate the lesser of two evils right now,” said Christine Rodriguez, director of domestic violence services at Equinox.
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Hey, Jimi Hendrix, dude – from what you can see, is this tomarrow, or the end of time, or is it really both happening at once?