Love Dosen’t Have to Hurt  “In 1985, 1,350 women were killed by their spouses or ex spouses.” (256)  “85% of spousal murder cases has had prior contact with the police, 50% have been called at least 5 times.” (256)  “85-95% of assault victims and 2/3 of domestic murder victims are women.”(256) All of these statistics taken from “Battered Justice” by Joan Meir in American Culture and the Media show that even if and when police intervene in domestic violence incidents the cases …showed first 75 words of 786 total…

…showed last 75 words of 786 total…right for police protection, or for the judges to grant them restraining orders. I don’t believe anyone could sum up the situation with domestic violence any better than it was said by Joan Meir; “The refusal of the police and the courts to insist that domestic violence is a crime allows people to go on believing it’s not so bad. It’s time to teach a new set of lessons.”(259) Very well stated.