In these hours, the parties supporting the Meloni government are looking for solutions and answers to present to the public shocked by the latest violence against women, the latest victim of patriarchy, which many find it difficult to even accept its existence. In short, on Giulia Cecchettin’s femicide, the various spirits that make up the executive team travel in a certain order. On the one hand, there are those like Infrastructure and Transport Minister Matteo Salvini who use crime as another excuse to flood social media with posts about thrown keys, life imprisonment and chemical castration; The same majority follows instincts less and tries to offer more rational readings.
Calderone (Fi): “No to useless rules to suppress anger”
“Giulia was murdered. Posts containing anger, rage, disbelief, pure pain are understandable and justifiable, but the issue is sensitive and must be handled with care and seriousness,” writes Tommaso Calderone, group leader of Forza Italia at the justice commission. Montecitorio; In short, not just anyone. “What consequences did the aggravation of penalties bring – he continues -? 105 women were killed. Our system provides for the maximum penalty for aggravated murder, life imprisonment. We cannot go any further. The belly calls for the death penalty, but reason, reason, religious feeling and the Constitution tell us that this is possible.” He says he isn’t.”
The Forzista deputy appears to be referring precisely to the statements of the deputy prime minister, but also to the latest security package initiated by the Minister of Internal Affairs Matteo Piantedosi, which many have criticized precisely, as well as the tightening of penalties for certain categories of crimes. does little to prevent them. Calderone explains: The murder of a woman is almost always, or at least frequently, followed by the suicide of the killer. So, if a man takes his own life, can he worry about earthly punishment? I do not think so. Therefore, there is no point in writing and passing useless regulations just to appease the (justified) anger of ordinary people. Instead, it is useful to educate, train and teach generations to have absolute respect for women, wives and partners. “It is useful to break down prejudices and organize prevention everywhere, in families, schools, universities, secular and religious communities.”
Roccella: “Mothers should educate their sons”
Then there is the Minister of Family and Equal Opportunities, Eugenia Roccella, who has some rather strange ideas about prevention, although she does not share the thesis that deterrence requires tightening penalties. The Minister stated that “From an early age, it is important for mothers to educate their sons to be outside gender stereotypes and to respect women and their freedoms.” In short, for the father figure, who is the defender of the traditional family, he comes in second place in transmitting certain values to boys, and the responsibility falls entirely on mothers.
Roccella does not hide that he is still cold towards emotional education and sexual education in schools, which the right sees as smoke and mirrors and an attempt to influence minors with the notorious “gender theory”. “We need to check which actions are really effective – for example, Sweden has a higher rate of violence against women and more femicide than in Italy, yet there is sex education in schools,” the minister said.
A moment of silence and twelve hours of “relationship training”
Therefore, without denying what was said just a few weeks ago and, above all, without causing fractures in the most extreme wing of the government, which absolutely does not want sexuality to enter schools, the Minister of Education and Merit, Giuseppe Valditara, is taking action to intervene in education. It is taking action with the idea of providing “relationship training” for one hour a week to high schools, which is still in the trial phase. The initiative will be presented by him and Roccella on November 22 and will involve “the intervention of influencers, singers and actors to reduce distances with young people and fully involve them in the path of emotional education.” According to the draft, students will participate in group discussions moderated by a teacher and introduce themselves to the subject firsthand. The project also plans to receive occasional support from psychologists, lawyers, social workers and organizations against gender violence.
Instead, a moment of silence has been planned for tomorrow, Tuesday, November 21, “in memory of Giulia and all women victims of violence.” The initiative, which has already been criticized by the victim’s sister, also attracted the attention of many people due to the choice of words used in the circular sent by the minister to all the country’s rulers, which mentions “women as another victim of the culture of domination and male oppression.” “, I would like to emphasize once again that the word “patriarchy” is as difficult to pronounce as “anti-fascism” for the right.
Rampelli: “Boycott rappers’ songs”
There are also those who think we should censor rappers’ songs to stop violence against women. This is also supported by Fabio Rampelli, vice-president of the Chamber and leading representative of Fratelli d’Italia, who shares a demand presented by Codacons: “He explains that it is important to recognize the role of music in youth education. Many texts are the most important examples of this genre, often far from artistic creativity It is sexist violence flavored with pro-drug and anti-law enforcement messages. He adds that the woman is an object to be consumed, a kind of sexual commodity that is turned into notes, coarsened, and used as a means of personal gratification. This is by no means the only initiative to be taken, but it is encouraged by many factors , there is no doubt that there is widespread teenage frustration that often escalates into bestial violence and leads to unhealthy relationships.”
At what stage are the investigations?
While politicians search for more or less effective answers, dividing between opinion and propaganda, the work of researchers continues, trying to reconstruct the final hours that led to the murder of Giulia Cecchettin by her ex-boyfriend Filippo Turetta. The individual arrested in Germany has accepted extradition and will be brought back to Italy in about ten days, where the trial against him will begin quickly. The 22-year-old is in Germany’s Halle prison and faces charges of kidnapping and premeditated murder due to emotional ties. The Venice Public Prosecutor’s Office will be able – we read in a note – “following the outcome of technical advice and further investigations” to better clarify the development of the facts and therefore move forward with a more precise legal framework. , the letters rogatory documents required to perform an autopsy on the girl’s body and to determine exactly when her death occurred will already be ready.
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Emma Fitzgerald is an accomplished political journalist and author at The Nation View. With a background in political science and international relations, she has a deep understanding of the political landscape and the forces that shape it.
