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RESOLUTION NO. 03-257
A RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING THE MONTH
OF OCTOBER, 2003, AS "DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH" IN ST.
LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie
County, Florida, has made the following determinations:
1. Domestic Violence transcends all ethnic, racial and
socioeconomic boundaries.
Its perpetrators abuse their victims
both physically and mentally, and the effects of their attacks are
far reaching - weakening the very core of our County.
2. Domestic Violence is particularly devastating because it
so often occurs in the privacy of the home, which is meant to be a
place of shelter and security.
3. During the month of October, Americans should contemplate
the scars that domestic violence leaves on our society and what
each of us can do to prevent it.
4. Because domestic violence usually takes place in private,
many Americans may not realize how widespread it is. Each year in
the United States, approximately 1.5 million women are raped and/or
physically assaulted by their current or former husbands, partners
and/or boyfriends.
5. Many of these women are victimized more than once over the
course of a year.
As unsettling as these statistics are, it is
also disturbing to realize that the children of battered women
frequently wi tness these at tacks, thus becoming victims themselves.
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6. Our prosecutors, law enforcement officers and victim
advocates have worked hard to reduce domestic violence in our
County and to assist victims and their families.
7. Through education, awareness and enforcement, we are
striving to prevent domestic violence and sexual assault. Public
action awareness will create a society that promotes strong values,
fosters a safe and loving home environment for every family and
refuses to tolerate domestic violence in any form.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County
Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida:
1. This Board does hereby proclaim the month of October,
2003, as "DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH" in St. Lucie County,
Florida.
2. This Board urges everyone In St. Lucie County to join
together to end domestic violence that threatens so many of our
citizens and children.
PASSED
ATTEST:
CHAIRMAN
this 7th day of October, 2003.
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APPROVED
FORM AND