| Oh, I completely agree.
I didn't mean to imply that they should be exempt from the law.
I'm just saying that, it seems to me, sometimes there is a cultural barrier that makes it harder for police officers to do their jobs. For instance, we seem to have cultural enclaves, so to speak, which can sometimes compound the isolation that is part of the problem in pursuing these cases. It's hard enough to make charges stick in domestic violence cases, because the victim may defend their abuser. I would imagine that it's that much harder when the victim has the weight of family, neighbours and so-called tradition bearing down on her.
Mind you, it certainly doesn't help when the women are brave enough to call for help despite all of that, but the police ignore their cries. __________________  Sunny
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