Battery: Is It Safer To Leave or Stay? Over twenty percent of all battered women kill their partners. Making the decision to leave any abusive relationship is a process where many factors have to be considered. Domestic abuse affects people of all cultures, religions, ages, sexual orientations, educational background, and income levels. Victims are frequently blamed for being victims. Domestic violence continues because of isolation, silence, and the failure to seek help. In a lot …showed first 75 words of 1686 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1686 total…of this abuse. Women have to be courageous, yet fearful, when they decide to leave any abusive relationship. It is very dangerous to leave, but it is also dangerous to stay. Victims deal with many long term effects and consequences of the abuse. Domestic abuse can happen to anyone, anywhere, and at any time. Victims should not be blamed for being victims, because it takes more to leave the relationship that just making the decision.