A couple of days ago in the news, there was the sad story of a husband who killed his wife.  Fortunately, the kids were unharmed, at least physically.  This little blurb on the news sort of brings up something that I can’t figure out.  Why don’t we do more?  The news story interviewed the neighbors and talked of family, they all knew that she was being abused.  They all feared that this day would come yet nothing was done.  Nothing could be done. Why do we wait until these women, who are too afraid to leave, brainwashed into believing they deserve the abuse, or don’t know any better, get up the strength and the courage to leave.  I know that there are plenty of safe places for women to go and there are plenty of people willing to help, but many cases these women are unable to leave.  Why can’t something be done?

If I beat the crap out of my neighbor on a consistent basis, I am sure the police would intervene.  Yet, police can be called to a certain house repeatedly and they are helpless.  Why can’t the law protect these women.  People can sit and watch, knowing for a fact what goes on in a house, but they can do nothing but try and persuade the woman to leave.

I don’t pretend to have the answer, but I wish that I did.