Being a woman in the U.S.

A friend of mine works for the courts. Today she was talking to a domestic violence victim and witnessed her abuser bypass an order of protection IN THE COURT BUILDING to try and pressure the victim into dropping charges. Scary enough, that an abuser would violate the law so blatantly and openly to shut his victim up, especially knowing that he obviously has no cumpunction against using violence.

Scarier still, as a mandatory reporter, my friend had to file a report that included her real last name, and is now covering up her information online to avoid him finding out who she is and what she looks like. A court employee, training to be a police officer, has to fear the abuser in a DV case.

Why is domestic violence not taken seriously, again?

That’s a rhetorical question, by the way. I know the answer already.