Sitting at
the courts again today, accompanying a young woman to put a restraining order
in. A woman came in, covered in blood
with a facial injury.
She sat
there trying to hide her face, whilst repeatedly touching the injury. It must
have been incredibly painful.
She was
feeling shame!!!!!!
That is the
state of our society where the victims are made to feel shamed by the violent
actions of others.
I was
overcome with an intense feeling of rage.
All the
while her phone was constantly going off with messages, faster than she could
even begin to reply.
After an
intense conversation with Court officials she left. I looked at the woman who had tried to talk
to her. They were utterly frustrated……………….this
woman refused help. She was going back to
the man who had beaten her.
I will
never know what those messages were, but hazard an educated guess which was
supported by the official’s conversation -
- ·
I
am sorry, I would not have done this if you had not done ………………
- ·
I
love you, it will not happen again.
Until next time ………………………….
- ·
You
deserve it
- ·
You
do not understand the pressure I am under because of you
The list of
excuses for a man to beat a woman who was half his size and pregnant with his
child is NEVER an excuse, that is not a
man. That is a bully and a coward.
As the
official said, the next time they will
be recovering her body……………..and life goes on with sad nods.
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