My neighbor, a youngish (mid 30's) woman, is being beaten badly and regularly by her live-in boyfriend (black eyes, welts raised, massive bruising, etc.). If this goes on he will kill her. She keeps coming back, and says she won't promise not to this time either. Yes, she's got problems, but none worthy of death. She refuses to press charges because she has an old warrant out on her for some posession charge (this is a "no tollerance" state), and has so far resisted going to a women's shelter/help center because of bad experiences with them in her past. I'm just a neighbor, don't really know her well (other than giving her a place to hide when he's on a rampage), just don't want to go to her funeral, but that would be the next step if this continues. I need some advice, especially from women, how does one influence a friend NOT to commit suicide by boyfriend? PLEASE PLEASE no Oprah/Dr. Phil type advice, that stuff does NOT help. Your experiences would, though.
2007-04-08
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