Warning, the language you are about to read is written by an enraged and powerful woman. I will not be quiet nor polite any longer about violence against women.

Power will not concede if we ask nicely. Actually, I know this empirically, not just theoretically. If I had bothered to read history I might have learned more quickly, but so be it, I learned in a memorable manner. I worked through the court system, through the Prosecutor's office and courtroom hearings. Almost two years later I have not been protected by proceeding through the system, being calm and composed, writing letters and making phone calls, following up as I had been instructed to.