Domestic Violence Fairytales Threaten Constitutional Protections
As a former police officer, I think I’ve seen enough to reach some conclusions.
Is there domestic violence? There’s an amazing amount of domestic violence that occurs in all communities.
As a new police officer, I expected to see men abuse their girlfriends, wives & families. The signs are easy to find once you know what to look for.
My biggest surprise is that women are every bit as abusive as men; possibly even more so. In my community of 300, I saw men beaten, poisoned, stabbed, burned, strangled, and subjected to just about any form of mayhem imaginable but few men will admit this until the EMTs are there. Women often lie about crimes committed against themselves in an attempt to take revenge on the men in their life. I’ve seen accusations of rape against a live-in boyfriend suddenly evaporate when we explained we had to take the victim to the emergency room to document the assault. I’ve seen men prosecuted where the evidence just didn’t fit the allegations but, a woman testified against him or cried in court.
I’m not saying that men do not abuse women and the shelters do wonderful work with the few resources they have but I’ve also come to view the domestic violence activists as shilling to fill their own pockets rather than providing anything meaningful to the community.
Most police departments have programs where civilians can volunteer to help in some capacity and I recommend the experience highly. Besides helping the community, it is a marvelous method for quickly disabusing yourself of starry-eyed notions.
