The Big Picture: DV Killings in Monroe County

Monday, January 17, 2011

DV Killings in Monroe County

According to Macon.com:

Alayna Pruitt, 43, and her mother, Sherry Price (age unknown), were found dead in their home on Debra Drive off Ga. 74, according to a release from the sheriff’s office. Pruitt’s husband, Ronald Pruitt, also was found with a gunshot wound and was taken to The Medical Center of Central Georgia where he was listed in critical condition Saturday. The hospital and Monroe County Sheriff’s Office could not provide an update on his condition Sunday.

WMAZ Channel 13 reports that Monroe County's coroner believes the deaths to be domestic violence homicides.

Update: The suspected killer in the case, Ronald Pruitt, has died, making this a double-murder, suicide. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Pruitt and Price families.

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Domestic Violence

Domestic violence is the establishment of control and fear in a relationship through physical, sexual, emotional, and/or financial abuse. Both men and women are capable of misusing power and perpetrating violence, and male victims are often just as afraid to call the police. More resources for female survivors exist, however, because overwhelmingly women and children suffer the most severe consequences (medical, legal, social, and financial) and therefore require the most intensive interventions.

Many women choose to stay in abusive relationships because they do not want their relationship to end...just the violence. Women often remain in, or return to, abusive relationships because their partners threaten to harm them and their loved ones if they attempt to leave. Commonly, women choose to leave when they become convinced that their life is at risk, or that their children are in danger.

Domestic violence is not just a "family matter". The violence will not stop until men and women come together with a common attitude of non-tolerance. We must speak out for those who may not feel safe speaking up, and our children must learn through our words and example that violence is never justified.