I could never think that someone could exhibit such violence against a fellow human just because she did not do her job. The violence that this maid was subjected to shows that the sponsor suffers from serious problems. This leads one to question: what drove the sponsor to do such a thing?

I will not try to behave like others and find excuses for the sponsor because no excuse will justify what she has done to this maid. What happened to this maid was pure torture and violence that goes against one’s religion, sense of humanity and society.

This is not the first time a maid has been treated like this, nor will it be the last. Many stories are published in our newspapers about violence committed against maids and drivers. Newspapers also publish stories of domestic violence with husbands, wives and sons being the culprits. There are many disagreements among students that lead to violence and sometimes murder. There are also many stories of teachers being violent against small children.

I think we’ve become a violent society over the past three decades because of social changes. The daily suffering that Saudis face in their lives reflect on their behavior and have turned them violent. This is clearly seen in the streets and how fights can flare up over small things such as a driver making a wrong turn or not driving quickly.

Violence also happens when a member of a family cannot get what he or she wants. For example, a wife who cannot tolerate her husband’s violence tortures her children or maid like this sponsor did in Madinah.

A son who cannot tolerate his parent’s violence will unleash violence on his brothers. These incidents tell us that something is needed to decrease the level of social violence before we become a deformed society. ([email protected])