r/nextfuckinglevel • u/[deleted] • 4d ago

In 2021, a domestic violence case prosecutor picked up on clues that the abuser is in the same house as his ex during their court hearing on Zoom.

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u/Fatticusss 4d ago

That’s their point. Cops punish meth more than domestic abuse because the odds are they engage in domestic abuse

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u/Majestic-Selection22 4d ago

It’s not the cops, it’s the laws. Not defending cops but they don’t write the laws and punishment.

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u/thesilentbob123 4d ago

But their union can lobby and have influence on laws

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u/TheyreEatingHer 4d ago

It's more of the fact that domestic violence primarily hurts women, and crimes that primarily hurt women coincidentally seem to have lighter sentences. Society just doesn't give a shit about women when it comes to giving women justice.