Okay - this blog thing is a whole new world for me. But I am a bit excited about it. You see, around the office here we have a lot of conversations about incidents in our world and how they relate to domestic violence (dv). The Mary Winkler case got us going. Of course the Peterson case was much talked about. But we also get going on local stuff - like how many dv calls the local law enforcement get compared to how many arrests are made or how many Orders of Protections (OOP's) are filed. Or the fear of the word "feminist". Or how an angry batterer, in an attempt to regain his sense of power, called one of the kindest and sweetest advocates I know a "lesbian whore".
We are a bunch of readers here too and a lot of what we read is about domestic violence. I plan to share some "must reads" for those who want to know more about dv - and for those who just like to curl up with a good book. Lots of things to talk about. Lots of things to let you in on.
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