Domestic violence display has emotional impact
Friday, October 31st, 2008
By Staff
spotts@salisburypost.com
Toni Dotson never imagined she would feel heartbroken when she walked into the Hurley YMCA this week. But seeing the 81 pairs of shoes, each representing someone who died because of domestic violence did something to her.
Dotson, 16, a student at North Rowan High School, was overcome with emotion as she looked at the shoes representing the youngest victims of domestic violence — the children.
The Rowan County Domestic Violence Task Force and Family Crisis Council of Rowan County held the annual Purple Shoe Memorial last Saturday at the Salisbury Mall.
The display continued Monday at the Hurley YMCA and Tuesday at Coburn United Methodist Church.
The display contains shoes ranging in sizes representing North Carolina women, men, children and responding law enforcement officers who lost their lives to domestic violence in 2008. This year's victims numbered 81.
"I was amazed at how many shoes there were," Dotson said. (more…)
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