YWCA DECLARES ‘WEEK WITHOUT VIOLENCE’
ABC 13
October 15, 2012
Lynchburg, VA - Central Virginia's YWCAkicked off their "Week Without Violence" program Monday with guest speaker Judge Cary Payne of Lynchburg.
He spoke about accountability when it comes to domestic abuse and holding the community, law enforcement, victims and abusers accountable.
Payne said last year alone, there were 2,900 misdemeanor cases of domestic abuse in the state.
"We need to train our community not to put their head in the sand if they know about it and to hold abusers accountable. Law enforcement needs to make sure they do everything they can to investigate these types of offenses," said Payne.
Get more information on all the events this week on the YWCA of Central Virginia Facebook page.
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