印度官员发木棒供新娘自卫酒后家暴的丈夫该打_时事

印度官员发木棒供新娘自卫酒后家暴的丈夫该打

印度的家暴问题十分严重。为了保护女性，遏制酒后家暴问题，近日，印度中央邦一位部长在一场大规模集体婚礼上，向新婚女性及其家人们发放了1万根木制“打夫棒”，用以教训酗酒的丈夫。每个木棒上都写着“棒打醉鬼”、“警察不会介入”。

India has traditionally grappled with the problem of domestic abuse that women face at the hands of their menfolk. Despite most cases going unreported, over 113,400 such incidents were recorded in 2017.

一直以来，印度都在努力解决女性面临的丈夫家暴问题。尽管大多数被家暴者都没有报案，但2017年还是有113400起家暴案记录在册。

Now, in order to curb domestic abuse, a politician in the state of Madhya Pradesh has come up with a bizarre solution, that urges newly wed women to beat up their violent husbands.

如今，为了遏制家庭暴力，印度中央邦的一位政客想出了一个奇葩的解决方案，呼吁新娘痛打她们的暴力新郎。

Over 700 brides were 'gifted' wooden paddles (popularly known as mogri) by this politician at a mass wedding ceremony. And he's reportedly ordered for many more.

这位政客在一场集体婚礼上向700多位新娘“赠予”木棒 These logs of wood carry messages like 'For beating drunkards' or 'Police won't intervene' and urge women to set their husbands right if they ill-treat them.