Suspect in custody after four killed, four wounded in shooting rampage in Dallas, DeSoto

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35. angry abusive men & the women who love them

That is the backstory, along with something like this about protective orders:

The first time he did __(abusive act)________, I ignored it.

The second time he did __(abusive act)________, I ignored it.

Repeat refrain several times or more.

We both went to jail b/c one of us hit the other and police were called. I was black and blue but he wasn't. When I was asked at a hearing about the incident, I wasn't asked about all the other times b/c I never reported those.

We went to court and by then I had been apart from him for 4 weeks. I cried every day b/c "I love him."

He never went to an anger management program/counseling b/c this was a "first time" incident and he did indeed stay away from me, so the court didn't require it.

Eventually, he found another girlfriend/wife.

Rinse and repeat until he gets really angry beyond his usual yelling, demeaning, dumping beer on her head, banging her head against the floor, pushing her into the radiator, throwing punches here and there, etc. - and kills someone.

Moral of story is that when an abusive act occurs, file a report immediately against the guy. Otherwise he'll continue to do it and will escalate.