Scott Coker Quotes

Domestic abuse happens only in intimate, interdependent, long-term relationships - in other words, in families - the last place we would want or expect to find violence.

Domestic violence is much more prevalent than people realize.

Assault in any form is never OK, and I want to be very clear on that.

I'd rather be on my own than be with a violent man.

For a man to strike any women is most brutal, and I, as well as everyone else, think this far worse than any attempt to shoot, which, wicked as it is, is at least more comprehensible and more courageous.

I'm very anti-domestic violence.

For far too many women the number one health risk is the violence we face in our own home.

I would never commit acts of domestic or family violence, stalking or sex offenses against Vince Russo or his household members or any other kind of member that he might have hanging around. Never would I do such a thing. I swear to that.

I know just about everything that really goes on with domestic violence.

Like with all other crime, we must, of course, treat the perpetrators of these actions as the criminals they are. But unlike with the vast majority of other crime, justice is not delivered simply by punishing the perpetrator. This is because the harm associated with domestic violence extends far beyond the point of contact.

Men who have been raised violently have every reason to believe it is appropriate for them to control others through violence; they feel no compunction over being violent to women, children, and one another.

There are endless new variations on how to hurt a woman physically, emotionally, financially, and socially.

My husband worked on Wall Street and was an Ivy League graduate as well. In our world, we were the last couple you'd imagine enmeshed in domestic violence.

Women can stand a beating except when it is with their own weapons.

My parents had this relationship that was really terrifying. I mean, the level of hatred that they had, and the level of physical abuse - my mother would beat up my father, basically - and I think I was drawn to images on television that were bright and reflective.

I've had just about everything punched. I've had things grabbed that just shouldn't be grapped.

Violence against women in all its forms is a human rights violation. It's not something that any culture, religion or tradition propagates.

Daddy loves you, but he smacks you, and he can shout at you and smash things, but Daddy still loves you. So when you get into a relationship with someone who does all of that, why would it be unusual?

Nearly one in four women will experience domestic violence during her lifetime. And slightly more than half of female victims of domestic violence live in households with children under age 12.

I know people like to read about serial killers and spies, but most of us will never encounter these things. Sadly, most of the threats we encounter are at home.

Have I ever abused a woman? Never.

I did some research into domestic violence, and there were some stories that will stay me with forever.

I read 'Men Who Hate Women and the Women Who Love Them,' and I found frightening pieces that related to... my own life.

Let's not glamorize abuse.

I know what it feels like to be a victim of domestic violence.