Unfortunately the violence against women continues.

I was heartbroken again yesterday to learn that 50-year-old Dorothy Clarke-Rozier was stabbed without provocation.

Today, I turned to google to get more details, but when typing “woman from brooklyn stabbed” into the search bar, I was even more devastated to see multiple reports of different women assaulted, all from a day ago. 

It is so difficult for me to process innocent loss of life. 

People both in government and not, think that the solution is more police. Others including myself, vehemently disagree. In the workforce, the best way to solve a problem is to look at the root of the cause and address it. Putting a bandage to quickly fix the gashing wound does nothing to stop the continued slashing and bleeding.

The best crime prevention is to address what people need. Resources, shelter, stability. These past two years have been the most turbulent in change and are now resulting in rising costs of housing, groceries, and anything you can think of. Healthcare has been in critical need for so long, and only recently has there been a push for mental well-being. 

In many of the recent cases, mental health is in shaky condition and physical needs are not being met. People are suffering. This place in time makes it difficult for anyone to exist, no matter how well you are doing. It’s never ok to hurt others. There needs to be more accessible help to exist. I’m doing my best and trying to contribute where I can. It’s a balancing act, trying to maintain myself and my life, while also trying to do whatever else I can to help others. 

I once heard someone’s opinion where he said that he doesn’t mind paying taxes, he would just like the government to be more transparent with what they do with the money. I’m not sure what the solution is here on a larger scale, but I know there are a bunch of brilliant minds out there, so I’ll continue to search.