The BBC’s Panorama recently examined police failings, in one case where four forces failed to track a sex offender before he abducted and murdered a child.
The show has had its second repeat, so you have until Sunday 13th November to watch it on BBC iPlayer at the address below:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b016n2s0/Panorama_Cops_Behaving_Badly/
It is true. As much as you might love your partner and want to support them, there are ripple effects that impact well beyond the individual survivor. Those ripple effects are painful, and we can acknowledge that pain without diminishing the pain of being the direct victim. All of it sucks, and all of it is the fault of the abuser.
There’s no one else to blame, just a lot of people left to struggle. Let’s do what we can to support all of them.
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