Italy is outraged by the death of a young woman in the latest suspected case of gender violence

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Italy is outraged by the death of a young woman in the latest suspected case of gender violence

BY NICOLE WINFIELD
Updated 11:58 AM EST, November 20, 2023

ROME (AP) — Italy has erupted in outrage over the death of a young woman, allegedly at the hands of her possessive ex-boyfriend, with the Italian premier vowing to crack down further on gender-based violence that has claimed the lives of more than 50 women so far this year.

Police in Germany over the weekend arrested Filippo Turetta, who had been on the run since Nov. 11, when he was last seen fighting with 22-year-old Giulia Cecchettin, hitting her in a physical attack that was captured by roadside video cameras.

Cecchettin’s body, reportedly with multiple stab wounds, was found wrapped in plastic on Saturday in a ditch near Lake Barcis, in the province of Pordenone north of Venice.

Italian newspapers had been consumed with the search for them both, given multiple reports from friends and family that Turetta had refused to accept Cecchettin’s decision to end the relationship. Cecchettin’s sister, Elena, said she had been concerned about Turetta’s possessiveness of her sister but never imagined he could hurt her.

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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/italy-domestic-violence-41b6e5073dacfd37cd282737bfa6e3ef

[flying_wahini]

1. Hell I'm outraged that it happens everyday in every country around the world.

Crazy men beating up or killing women all the time that people just shrug and say how
It’s her fault for not leaving earlier.

Makes me sick.

[LonePirate]

2. The US has roughly 5.5x the number of people as Italy.

We almost certainly have more than 50 domestic violence deaths a week, let alone a year. So this speaks to how Italy is reprioritizing the issue while the US, comparatively, is not. Either way, it’s long overdue for both countries.

[redqueen]

5. On average, three women are murdered every day

By boyfriends, husbands, or exes. Not sure if that number includes the ones who are murdered for rejecting a man or boy's advances. The numbers are considered intimate partner violence statistics, so I doubt it.

[slightlv]

3. The U.S. is never going to prioritize

violence against women as long as they are trying to control our bodily functions. No country who doesn't acknowledge women's autonomy will fight against gender violence... for them, I am convinced, it's a right and privilege to beat up on women in any way possible.

As civil rights are stripped from us, the less human we become. That's one of the first aspects to violence against a group... "other" them. And what better way to "other" someone than claiming they have no human rights.

At least there is outrage in Italy... which is more than I can say for this country most of the time. Here, it's just another day ending in "y."

[BlueSky3]

4. I think we need to

call it what it is, “femicide”, as many european countries do —killing someone because they happen to be female.