Been there, done that, many times.
First in my wayward youth, then later as a police officer. (I've been on both sides of the bars. I like this side better)
As a former inner city police officer I'd estimate half of all my calls were domestics, most of which I could have written the report before I got there. Nearly all of them were alcohol related. The verbal escalated to him smacking her around. He was long gone by the time I got there. I would get an ass chewing for taking so long to get there, nevermind I only recieved the call 2 minutes earlier.
The next day they would sober up and be back in love again, and so on, and so on.
Not my cup of tea.
Currently looking at getting into corrections. More time for ministering to people, as opposed to writing report after report as fast as possible.
Oh yeah, great article =)
Thank you very much. I always appreciate comments from those who've been there, done that, bought the T-shirt.
John / Billybob
Re: Domestics
"Not my cup of tea. "
Walking in blind into a home in the heat of an argument. A woman holding a kitchen knife and a guy with a tire jack...SCREAMING. And when entering the hose, they both look at YOU and want to talk...CLOSE.
But the woman was just plain 'ol cooking up dinner, while the guy was outside changin' a tire. Someone forgot to pay the rent and all heck breaks loose.