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1. cops taking domestic violence seriously? a very tragic farce

Reply to Lunabell (Original post)

Wed Feb 4, 2015, 05:34 PM

Feb 2015

Even if there's a court order, you better bring a lawyer if you want them to enforce it.

They'd rather tag a dead body than deal with a live domestic violence situation

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Texas man threatens girlfriend 7 times in a month, then kills her hours after she begs police for he [View all] Lunabell Feb 2015 OP

cops taking domestic violence seriously? a very tragic farce geek tragedy Feb 2015 #1

Cops are not responsible for protecting christx30 Feb 2015 #4

Serve and Protect? dhill926 Feb 2015 #6

New York Times on a case: christx30 Feb 2015 #7

NOooooo..... pocoloco Feb 2015 #15

You can't be serious... gregcrawford Feb 2015 #8

You have any other explaintation on this case? christx30 Feb 2015 #11

He is very serious and very correct. ManiacJoe Feb 2015 #12

Very, very tragic and sad. eom BlueCaliDem Feb 2015 #2

Things like this happen far too often. SheilaT Feb 2015 #3

I'll never understand why so many DUers defended Elonis like some 1A martyr Blue_Tires Feb 2015 #5

Police incompetence and corruption is not rare, nor is it isolated..... AverageJoe90 Feb 2015 #9

And had she eliminated the threat he posed when he came to harm her seveneyes Feb 2015 #10

CCPD is full of shit... malokvale77 Feb 2015 #13

Guys like this are why I'm still single. Brigid Feb 2015 #14