| Miranda Lambert – Gunpowder and Lead Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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Oh and by the way, I know your next response will likely be - just break the cycle! Just leave! Of course, again, I am not advocating that every DV victim should kill their attacker. However, the whole "just call the cops and leave him! He will go to jail for a long time and and the cops will protect you every minute of the day and everything will be rainbows and happiness and safety!" is utter horse s***. First of all, most people convicted of DV don't spend much time in the slammer at all. I'd also like to see you leave behind your children, and the only source of income you've had for the past 10 years, without any real skills or education to compete in a fierce job market. This is often the reality of many victims of DV. Besides, many of the women who are able to leave their abusers are stalked. You don't "just leave!" If it was that easy DV wouldn't be the huge problem it is. I'll tell you, we deal with a local battered women's shelter often. The address is top secret, and I've had to deal with very belligerent men doing their best to get it so they know where their victim is. |
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| Miranda Lambert – Gunpowder and Lead Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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You have a totally laughable and glorified idea of what law enforcement and the criminal justice system can do. You really think the cops are going to come out and babysit someone for an indeterminate amount of time based on a concern she has about something that may or may not actually happen? You really think they're going to come and hang out around your house for the next 5-7 years until the dude leaves town or goes back to prison? Or longer if he decides to stick around? HA! By the way, I work in the field. In general, cops are hard-working and compassionate folks, but they are BUSY. Even in the smallest quietest town, you may get an hour or two of a cop hanging around, but as soon as someone creams a cow on the highway or comes home to a burglary, they gotta go. Relying on police/fire dept etc to save your a** in every situation is completely foolish. Every cop and firefighter and EMT in the world will tell you this. I'm not for murder by any means, but I'll tell you, I've seen lots of women murdered by their abusive husband/boyfriend. Most of the time, the abuse has been reported to police, there are restraining orders in place. There's only so much other people can do for you. A restraining order is by no means a guarantee of safety. A restraining order just means they may get a few more days in jail added to their Murder I sentence when they violate the 50 yard stay away zone and shoot you in the face. By the way, I have yet to see a man killed in a DV situation. I know it happens, but rare. Surprising considering how long this song has been on the radio, brainwashing us all. But all of this aside, I get your point. You see, I used to be a happy well-adjusted person. Then I started listening to country music. I found out my husband was cheating so I beat the crap out of his car with a bat causing thousands of dollars of damage. I later shot him in the face with a shotgun when he was released from prison for beating me. I then led police on a high-speed chase through a corn field with a beer in the console. After I got locked up, I broke out of prison with a witty and complicated plan that involved dogs mating. However, I was heartbroken that I lost my love and drank myself to death with whiskey. I now haunt the sandy beaches of Cheyenne, Wyoming. Damn country music, and their crazy stories! Who knows what will happen when I discover death metal?!?! |
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