• @Socsa@sh.itjust.works
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    367 months ago

    The reality is that they aren’t held in check. Rural crime is widely underreported because cops in the boonies won’t take a report about domestic violence unless it involves a trip to the hospital

    • @braxy29@lemmy.world
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      7 months ago

      unfortunately, this is often true in big cities as well.

      things are a lot better in that regard than they used to be. dv is no longer by default regarded as a “private matter,” laws and resources have improved.

      on the flip side, dv can be hard to prove, especially to a busy cop or judge. and policing is also not a profession averse to abusers.

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