The history of spousal abuse dates back hundreds of years and has just recently been recognized as a serious problem. There are many reasons why men abuse their wives and why wives allow themselves to be abused. One contributing factor among men in domestic violence cases is alcohol and/or subst

Police historically took little or no action against the man when called to domestic arguments by women being abused. One case in particular, which took place in Connecticut, involved a woman who left her husband because of abuse. The husband continued to stalk her and sit outside of her house, she called the police almost daily to the point where they didn't even respond to her calls, it was a joke. One-day she called and told the police he came to her house and was going to kill her, they ignored her call and he ended up stabbing her to death. This case and cases similar, which involved police failing to intervene, have resulted in million-dollar lawsuits against police departments. Today, police are required to remove one or both parties from the scene when responding to domestic violence calls.

Women who may have grown up in this type of environment, marry into it and accept it from their own husbands. They believe that it's their husband's way of showing he loves them. Women such as these suffer from low self-esteem, no job, and no friends. U

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