WEBVTT - MINI! NSW Police have done something incredible this past weekend... 👮‍♀️👮‍♂️

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<v Speaker 1>Something that the three of us were chatting about on

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<v Speaker 1>our way here of the weekend was the New South

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<v Speaker 1>Wales Police domestic violence blitz that occurred over the weekend.

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<v Speaker 1>It's been operating for the last couple of days, but

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<v Speaker 1>there were almost six hundred domestic violence offenders arrested in

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<v Speaker 1>New South Wales.

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<v Speaker 2>Isn't it crazy?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 2>Six hundred people.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, Operation Emmerock. So it's over now. But overall there

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<v Speaker 1>was over one thousand charges.

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<v Speaker 2>Laid some really alarming statistics. It's incredible that this has

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<v Speaker 2>happened and that there has been this blitz. But for

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<v Speaker 2>those of you who don't know, one in four women

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<v Speaker 2>will experience intimate partner violence and one woman per week

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<v Speaker 2>is murdered within Australia because of domestic violence and that

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<v Speaker 2>is absolutely harrowing. But it also makes you question why

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<v Speaker 2>is there a blitz that happens and it's not something

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<v Speaker 2>that is more like managed as these cases are rising,

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<v Speaker 2>why do they wait to do a six hundred, one

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<v Speaker 2>thousand people blitz.

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<v Speaker 1>Should be on the issue.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, well, we have Nicole Edwards on the line.

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<v Speaker 2>She's the CEO of domestic violence charity called Rise Up.

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<v Speaker 1>Nicole, thanks for jumping on today.

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<v Speaker 3>Hello, Hello, Thank you very much for having me. Why

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<v Speaker 3>are we seeing a blitz like this happen in the

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<v Speaker 3>way it has. You know, there's obviously a lot that

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<v Speaker 3>always goes on behind the scenes. And what's really important

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<v Speaker 3>that we must keep our eyes on here is that

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<v Speaker 3>these arrests are sending a really important message that violence

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<v Speaker 3>against women will not be tolerated in our society. I

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<v Speaker 3>think for far too long we haven't been seeing those messages.

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<v Speaker 3>So I want to applaud this blitz and it's excellent.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, when we're looking at six hundred domestic and

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<v Speaker 3>family violence offenders in the big scheme of things, you

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<v Speaker 3>mentioned those statistics which are absolutely harrowing. It is a

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<v Speaker 3>start these very very violent offenders. And what we also

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<v Speaker 3>mustn't forget here is that where you have very violent offenders,

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<v Speaker 3>you do have really vulnerable women and children in the

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<v Speaker 3>mix here. And you know, we are seeing a bit

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<v Speaker 3>of a shifting focus on that high risk team model

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<v Speaker 3>to more of a high risk offender unit, and this

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<v Speaker 3>is really an excellent mechanism to making sure that we're

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<v Speaker 3>keeping the spotlight on offenders. We want to make sure

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<v Speaker 3>that these offenders are locked away.

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<v Speaker 2>How underreported is domestic violence within Australia.

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<v Speaker 3>In Queensland there are over one hundred thousand recorded incidents

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<v Speaker 3>of domestic and family violence. That's Queensland, right, So you know,

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<v Speaker 3>when you're looking at that amount, it's still better than nothing, right,

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<v Speaker 3>So I want to absolutely commend that, But I also

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<v Speaker 3>want to say, you know, when we're looking at offenders

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<v Speaker 3>like this, the six hundred offenders in the work that

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<v Speaker 3>we do, and we're working really closely with high risk services,

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<v Speaker 3>what we hear a lot of is that there is

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<v Speaker 3>a recorded history and a pattern of behavior by these

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<v Speaker 3>violent offenders and they are having multiple victims as well, okay,

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<v Speaker 3>over the years, and so we often hear that when

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<v Speaker 3>I'm working with high risk teams, you know, they talk

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<v Speaker 3>about the fact that gosh, you know, they'll be working

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<v Speaker 3>with a woman and they've worked with you know, several

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<v Speaker 3>previous partners of this same individual. But because of privacy.

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<v Speaker 3>Obviously you can't disclose that. So you know, it's really

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<v Speaker 3>important as well that we're keeping our eyes on what's

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<v Speaker 3>happening here because I think you know, in the in

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<v Speaker 3>the vast ocean, there are incredible men in our society.

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<v Speaker 3>And what we do want to talk to here is

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<v Speaker 3>making sure that what role do we all play, Let's

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<v Speaker 3>not put all the emphasis on police and law. What

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<v Speaker 3>role do we all play as society members in driving

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<v Speaker 3>an end to domestic and family's isoland What can.

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<v Speaker 2>We do to help our loved ones in these sort

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<v Speaker 2>of situation.

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<v Speaker 3>Yea, there's a lot of things that you can do.

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<v Speaker 3>First and foremost, what's really important is that you believe them.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah yeah, you also don't walk away, so you make

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<v Speaker 3>sure that you make it commitment there to stand side

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<v Speaker 3>by side no matter what's happening. What we have to

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<v Speaker 3>remember is that women are the very best at keeping

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<v Speaker 3>themselves safe. We never want to replicate perpetrator behavior by

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<v Speaker 3>telling them what they need to be doing, or how

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<v Speaker 3>they need to be doing or when they need to

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<v Speaker 3>be doing it. Okay, so we're standing in this space

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<v Speaker 3>of non judgment and just being super supportive because what

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<v Speaker 3>perpetrators tend to do and PUVS persons using violence is

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<v Speaker 3>they really try and socially isolate their victims. So we

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<v Speaker 3>want to commit that we won't be you know, we

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<v Speaker 3>won't allow that to happen. So we're going to stay

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<v Speaker 3>in the scene, stay in the picture, keeping eyes on

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<v Speaker 3>this family. There are so many incredible services out there

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<v Speaker 3>people who might be listening to this today and this

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<v Speaker 3>might be something that they are experiencing. I really want

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<v Speaker 3>to say that you're not alone. There are incredible services

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<v Speaker 3>here to support you, and this doesn't have to be

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<v Speaker 3>how your story ends. You know. The other thing is

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<v Speaker 3>what's really important is to make sure that you know

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<v Speaker 3>calling out sexist behavior and challenging behaviors that you're an

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<v Speaker 3>attitude call them out, especially the incredible men listening here today.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, it's really important. If you don't want to

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<v Speaker 3>challenge it there on the spot, make sure that you

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<v Speaker 3>walk away and you make sure that your absence is felt.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, as you know, a man listening to this show,

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<v Speaker 1>there are moments where you feel you should say something

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<v Speaker 1>and you don't, And I've been in this situation. Then

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<v Speaker 1>you go home and you go, I wish I had

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<v Speaker 1>said something.

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<v Speaker 3>I so much for all the amazing work you're doing,

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<v Speaker 3>and thank you for jumping on today. You really are

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<v Speaker 3>doing incredible things as a community.

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<v Speaker 1>Appreciate you.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you for us spreading awareness.

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<v Speaker 1>Anytime of course listen. If you're experiencing domestic and family violence,

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<v Speaker 1>you can find info about support services by contacting one

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<v Speaker 1>hundred respect that's one at hundred seven three seven seven

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<v Speaker 1>three too. I think just confiding in a friend too.

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<v Speaker 1>Sometimes the numbers can be scary, right.

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<v Speaker 3>One person even, and just let one person know and

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<v Speaker 3>go from there

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<v Speaker 1>All right, Well back after this on the pickup