“I am not convinced that harsher penalties can stop gender violence; a cultural path based on noble principles is needed.”
The Police Chief of Caserta, Andrea Grassi, said this in Santa Maria Capua Vetere (Caserta), in the classroom of the Faculty of Law of the Luigi Vanvitelli University, during the meeting “The Silence of the Lambs”, where the 19-year-old student Martina Floriano told the story of her mother Valentina, killed in 2011 by her ex-partner, and her journey of rebirth. Grassi, who invited girls, but also boys with problems, to report their discomfort.
“We are ready to listen to you – he said – you help us to listen to you and collect your stories”, he then released the data of the proceedings connected to episodes of violence against women. “From November 25, 2022 to today, in the Caserta area – the police commissioner underlined – the State Police and the Carabinieri have dealt with 119 cases based on as many complaints from women, of which 55 have given rise to criminal proceedings, 64 to administrative proceedings that have led to the issuing of 5 warning orders by the Commissioner for mistreatment in the family and 17 for stalking; that's three cases a week, not a lot, and what worries me most is the dark number, that is, the many cases that remain submerged and are not reported”.
Article published on November 21, 2023 - 17:54
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