Some next-level pessimism. Assuming that the lockdown situations last for three plus months, which seems very likely at this point.
Combine forced staying at home for long periods and concern about financial well being and I'd guess that this pandemic will result in a massive upswing in domestic violence. The first thing I thought about when there was a ton of gun buying in the US was that there are going to be a slew of domestic shootings in about two months when the psychological effects of being stuck at home start to set in.
It is hard for the victim of domestic violence to escape in the best of times, much less when going to a shelter might expose them to a scary disease. Or people who would normally take them in are reluctant due to both health and material concerns. Or even to call the cops on a partner or parent who would likely be headed to a pandemic-ravaged jail. It would even be a manipulation tactic by an abuser. "If you call the cops I'll be sent off to die" and so on.
Without intervention, these things can spiral to where either the abuser finally kills the victim, or causes injures needing medical attention in a time when the medical system is stretched to the hilt. Or less often the victim ends up using deadly force because they feel there is no other option.
What to do about this is at best unclear. I've been generally and marginally successful at advocating for, based on public health reasons, the release of prisoners that don't present an immediate violent risk to the public. It occurs to me that making space to deal with this is another ground I should be raising in making these arguments. Sometimes that will be the only way to immediately deal with an abuse situation. Reducing incarceration rates for non-dangerous people will take some of this pressure off.
Other than that, it is probably time to start taking way more seriously issues with social isolation. Awareness, remote access to therapists, etc.
(There are obviously similar issues with those isolated alone. Suicides and various freak-outs are going to become more and more common. Isolation is a sort of torture for a reason.)
Combine forced staying at home for long periods and concern about financial well being and I'd guess that this pandemic will result in a massive upswing in domestic violence. The first thing I thought about when there was a ton of gun buying in the US was that there are going to be a slew of domestic shootings in about two months when the psychological effects of being stuck at home start to set in.
It is hard for the victim of domestic violence to escape in the best of times, much less when going to a shelter might expose them to a scary disease. Or people who would normally take them in are reluctant due to both health and material concerns. Or even to call the cops on a partner or parent who would likely be headed to a pandemic-ravaged jail. It would even be a manipulation tactic by an abuser. "If you call the cops I'll be sent off to die" and so on.
Without intervention, these things can spiral to where either the abuser finally kills the victim, or causes injures needing medical attention in a time when the medical system is stretched to the hilt. Or less often the victim ends up using deadly force because they feel there is no other option.
What to do about this is at best unclear. I've been generally and marginally successful at advocating for, based on public health reasons, the release of prisoners that don't present an immediate violent risk to the public. It occurs to me that making space to deal with this is another ground I should be raising in making these arguments. Sometimes that will be the only way to immediately deal with an abuse situation. Reducing incarceration rates for non-dangerous people will take some of this pressure off.
Other than that, it is probably time to start taking way more seriously issues with social isolation. Awareness, remote access to therapists, etc.
(There are obviously similar issues with those isolated alone. Suicides and various freak-outs are going to become more and more common. Isolation is a sort of torture for a reason.)
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