Brajović: Violence is violence, no matter what you call it, the competent institutions must react urgently

While the boy fights for recovery, society is once again facing the consequences of years of neglecting the problem of peer violence, said Danijela Brajović, member of the Presidency of the European Women's Forum.

She spoke out about a recent case of peer violence in Podgorica.

As she stated, regarding the "brutal attack in Podgorica, in which a group of minors beat up a fourteen-year-old boy and caused him serious injuries, we express the strongest condemnation of this violent act."

"While the boy struggles to recover, society is once again facing the consequences of years of neglecting the problem of peer violence. The silence and indifference that we often witness are particularly worrying, because the philosophy of 'it's okay, it's not my child' does not solve the problem, but rather deepens it. As a society, we failed when we began to view violence as a passing phase of growing up, when we responded to insults, threats and the first incidents with silence, and shifted responsibility onto each other. We failed every time we turned our heads away from the problem, believing that it did not concern us," she pointed out.

Brajović points out that "violence is violence, no matter how we call it, justify it or try to relativize it."

"No excuse can diminish the severity of the consequences it leaves on the victims, their families and society as a whole. We expect an urgent response from the competent institutions, decisive measures to prevent the recurrence of similar events. No child should be a victim of violence, and no case should remain without a clear and strong response from society," he concludes.