Co-sign!
My mother is a survivor of DV. Her second husband (not my father) was an abusive A-HOLE! Back in the 80s when I was growing up in Va Beach, you could call the cops but they would not arrest unless they SAW the abuser hit you.
I didn't matter if you look like you went thru 12 rounds with Mike Tyson.
It didn't matter if the abuser said in front of the cops: "when they leave, I will finish the job"
They would not arrest unless they saw the offender hit the victim.
Who in the f*ck would be stupid enough to hit you in front of a cop? HELLO?!
Now the state presses charges. Before the victim would have to swear out a warrant...of course most of them wound up dropping the charges
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Originally posted by honeychile
In many cities, if ANYONE calls in a domestic, the abuser (man or woman) MUST spend the night in jail. That law should be in all communities!
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