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Originally Posted by MaryPoppins
And I have Judges that don't understand why my client victims-of-domestic-violence don't leave and press charges. You just never know how you'd behave in a given situation. The thought "Walk a mile in her/his shoes first," comes to mind. I'd like to think that I would have behaved like those brave folks on Flight 93 in a similar situation, but thankfully I do not know, and truly hope I never do.
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Yep. It's an unwritten rule in my county that judges will not reinstate a victim's protection order (restraining order or whatever you call it in your states) if the victim goes back to the abuser EVER.
It's like they've never heard of battered woman's syndrome.