Helping people only thing that counts

This is a reply regarding the recent statement from a man in Paradise. I applaud you for being so versatile on the subject of the SCCFF and my story. Though, if people want to know anymore than what I have stated on the said organization, they will have to call them. I still think that it is none of anyone’s business to know the salary of the workers who hold positions there. Even if I knew the answer to the question on the number of men helped in the last year, I wouldn’t tell anyone! It is not for us to judge. As I pointed out before, we all know the numbers for men will be low because they just don’t simply report it. As for my mom, Mary Curry, she was just defending me! She doesn’t want to have to go to visit my grave because of what is going on and she is relieved that the coalition is able to help prevent that from happening as much as they can.

We are not starting a personal attack, but simply educating people in Sanders County about the problems of domestic violence. I know if a man or woman would call the SCCFF for help they would be more than willing to help them out with their injustices. No one wants to make enemies here; we simply want to make people aware of the situation at hand.

Is telling people that there is no help for anybody but women really the message to send out to everyone? I don‘t think it is! I know that what is happening to my family is happening all over the world with little funding or extra care to help. If I had the disease “aides” I would get so, so much funding it’s not even funny, but being a victim of domestic violence, well, to some that doesn’t matter. Domestic violence, whether it be a man or a woman, is a growing problem in America and no agency or person should discriminates against it. They should only want to only help the person involved. It shouldn’t have to involve salaries or politics. Why should we as people look at everyone as different?

No matter what the cause or situation that the person may or are involved in. Why should we tell someone that they aren’t right for the job or whatever the probable circumstance because of the past? The time is now. If we do that, there would be no future for anybody. I am writing this to simply tell it how it is, not to make anyone mad or upset. I’ve been there and I don’t want to do that again and nobody should be in the same position that I am in right now. Good luck to all and there is help out there for everybody no matter if you’re male or female.

Can everybody look past the workers and the salaries and look at the big picture? Look at the families that the SCCFF is helping; that in my opinion is the only thing that should matter.

Karri Layton

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