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Crimes of passion criticized
01 Mar 2016 at 18:21hrs | Views
Different quarters of society have deplored actions of some couples, who commit crimes in the name of passion, saying violence is not a conflict resolution method.
This comes after the murder of a Midlands State University (MSU) lecturer, Netsai Shavi, by her husband on Saturday.
Reading into the cruel crimes of passion reportage should leave the nation thinking hard.
Local tabloid, H-Metro has majored in some of the most shocking acts of scorned men and women turning against their partners.
Headlines such as 'Acid Attacks 1, 2 and 3,' were featured in the paper last year.
H-Metro Deputy Editor, Charles Mushinga said this should raise an important reality that violence does not solve any issues.
Mr Fred Misi of the Varume Svinurai/Vukani Madoda Men's Forum, said no-one has a right to resort to violence and if ever there is conflict, the partners in the misunderstanding should seek outside intervention.
"This is no expression of passion at all," he added.
Pastor Kurai Madzonga said when relationships are founded upon respect and involvement of elderly persons, they take a dimension of peace and understanding that people can settle differences just by mere talking.
Police have not only arrested people who commit crimes of passion but they also say the teaching that violence is not a solution has become an important engagement tool with the public.
A time Zimbabweans are trying to come to terms with the double tragedy that has rocked MSU in Gweru, the country has yet received another shocker as statistics show that cases of domestic violence have shot up.
It seems Zimbabweans are resorting to the vice of violence to solve differences as 10500 cases of domestic violence were recorded by Musasa Project in 2014.
In 2015, the cases shot to 21000.
A study by the Ministry of Women Affairs, Gender and Community Development in conjunction with Gender Links concluded that at least 68 percent of women in Zimbabwe have suffered from gender-based violence perpetrated by men.
In the search for solutions out of this wayward behaviour that has claimed lives, the voices of wisdom say infidelity has got no room in relations as its consequences have been devastating to those it has claimed as victims.
This comes after the murder of a Midlands State University (MSU) lecturer, Netsai Shavi, by her husband on Saturday.
Reading into the cruel crimes of passion reportage should leave the nation thinking hard.
Local tabloid, H-Metro has majored in some of the most shocking acts of scorned men and women turning against their partners.
Headlines such as 'Acid Attacks 1, 2 and 3,' were featured in the paper last year.
H-Metro Deputy Editor, Charles Mushinga said this should raise an important reality that violence does not solve any issues.
Mr Fred Misi of the Varume Svinurai/Vukani Madoda Men's Forum, said no-one has a right to resort to violence and if ever there is conflict, the partners in the misunderstanding should seek outside intervention.
Pastor Kurai Madzonga said when relationships are founded upon respect and involvement of elderly persons, they take a dimension of peace and understanding that people can settle differences just by mere talking.
Police have not only arrested people who commit crimes of passion but they also say the teaching that violence is not a solution has become an important engagement tool with the public.
A time Zimbabweans are trying to come to terms with the double tragedy that has rocked MSU in Gweru, the country has yet received another shocker as statistics show that cases of domestic violence have shot up.
It seems Zimbabweans are resorting to the vice of violence to solve differences as 10500 cases of domestic violence were recorded by Musasa Project in 2014.
In 2015, the cases shot to 21000.
A study by the Ministry of Women Affairs, Gender and Community Development in conjunction with Gender Links concluded that at least 68 percent of women in Zimbabwe have suffered from gender-based violence perpetrated by men.
In the search for solutions out of this wayward behaviour that has claimed lives, the voices of wisdom say infidelity has got no room in relations as its consequences have been devastating to those it has claimed as victims.
Source - ZBC
