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I hate the laws around domestic violence here in the States. If you can't 'prove' a woman is in trouble without some physical evidence chances are the authorities will do nothing and the woman will continue in the abusive relationship... I think by now most of us here understand this to be the case (frustratingly so).
Last night as I was pulling into my parking spot I noticed a very tall man pushing a much smaller woman / girl around a car four spots over from mine. It looked almost like a Father and Daughter just playing / pretending to fight... the closer I got to them I could see that certainly was NOT the case. The girl was actually trying to get away from him - he pushed her into the back of a car, she nearly fell / caught herself and stepped back and made her way around to the front of the car, then around to the other side of the car and proceeded to walk out of the carport towards our apartments (crying and with a little speed). He followed but was about 5-6 feet from her (I was now watching in my driver's side mirror - I know he saw me pull in and that's why he eased up for a second). Out of nowhere he sped up and caught up w/her and either popped her hard in the back of the head or grabbed her by the hair and jerked her head hard in a forward motion.
I rolled my window while dialing 911 so I could hear / lean out and see what was going on - the dude was at least 6 ft. I had nobody else in the parking lot to help... so I just called 911 feeling like a fucking pussy in the process.
I talked to 911, they transferred me to to local cops... blah blah - 8-10 mins go by and man and woman and I have now gone inside. I told my wife I wanted to run down and meet the cop and show them the car it looked like they came out of (so they could find what apartment they might be in). As I'm heading down the stairs I realize they're in the same stairwell as me somewhere around the first or second floor (I'm up on the third)... it appeared she was trying to leave (they had made it up to the second floor apartment but she obviously went for the staircase and wanted out). A moment later she was down to the first floor and outside the building but he caught her and held her there — I could hear either him punching the door or throwing her into it but couldn't see anything. Like an idiot I made my way down to the second floor where they just were.... there was a bit of blood on the wall (bright red - it was very fresh) and also blood smeared on the banister heading right downstairs to where they were now fighting (I snapped a pic of the blood on the banister and headed back up just out of site).
I hopped back on 911 to let them know the dispute had moved to the second floor and now back down to the first floor and outside the building - I mentioned the blood on the hallway wall and banister etc...
Another 5+ mins go by... I'm still on the second floor and I can see down the stairs to the door of which they're standing on the other side. The door flies open and I of course bolt upstairs... I can hear both of them moving quickly up to the second floor and I'm guessing it's because the cops just arrived (Looking out the hallway window I can see a police vehicle slowly making it's way to our building).
Needless to say - there were no arrests... I don't think the police even noticed the fresh blood. Three cops cars showed up. They hung around for about 15 mins then left. They ended up parking in the lot across the street for a good hour — all the cops hanging out talking around their vehicles (perhaps sticking around to make sure another call didn't come in?).
A couple hours later I took the pup out for a late night walk. The blood was still on the wall and banister (I don't think the cops got the message I gave 911 about the blood... I figured that might be enough for them to at least check and make sure she hadn't been hurt). There's fresh blood on the wall and someone just called saying they saw a woman getting knocked around - that should be enough for them to step up their actions in this case... yes?? :(
By early this morning the blood was gone (nearly). The banister had been wiped clean but the patch on the wall at the top of the stairs still had a bit of a smear / red blur to it as it had begun to dry and stain.
SO... FUCKING... FRUSTRATING.
I hope she's okay but I fear we'll all find out in the near future that "something tragic happened to her". :(
- TL;DR: Domestic violence rarely results in an arrest—I watched a woman get smacked around / possibly bloodied up last night—got 911 involved but no arrests. :(PonyBoy
- Wow! So the police didn’t even knock on the door? Insane.monospaced