“Women who would still hang on this man despite his proven history of spousal abuse and murder, have to be as dumb as rocks.”
You’re right, and I’m sure many hospitals and cemeteries have quite a few of these type of women lying in them.
Have you seen some on TV talk shows?
“Oh yes, he abused me, but I still love him.” Sheesh!
Law firms here are strongly encouraged to do a certain amount of pro bono work and the firm I work for is no exception. We are involved from time to time in protection from abuse cases which we inherit from the local legal aid society. We file the paperwork for Protection from Abuse orders and the attorneys go to the hearings, but most of the women don’t show up for the hearings and the cases are dropped. We’ve had some of these women file for PFAs numerous times — each time they don’t pursue the case. They let these men back into their lives, they get beaten up again, file for protection, then let the man back in, then get beaten up again — a constant cycle.
Not long ago, I read of a woman who was beaten to death by her boyfriend. The name sounded familiar, so I looked it up. We had represented her in a couple of PFA proceedings. Same story every time. She would drop the case, or not show up for the hearing. I found out that this last time, she was represented by another law firm — she did actually get the PFA order, but within a month she let the SOB move back into her home. Didn’t take him long to do away with her permanently.