The police office that was called in by the doctor kept on asking Beth about the cause of her injuries. "Miss Beth, you keep saying it's nothing and that only raises my suspicion that you were physical abused by your partner.
Do you have any idea about the number of women who die from domestic violence everyday? The more you protect your partner, the more you enable him."
"I already told you that it's nothing" Beth replied. "I am the sole cause of my injuries so I have no one else to blame but myself." The officer regarded her for a while and handed her a card which had his number in it saying, "whenever you are ready to talk, just know that I am available."
As the officer walked away, Beth squeezed the card and threw it on the floor. She already knew first hand how the system worked. I
