Holding the community of Waukesha in my thoughts and heart today, including the first victim: the woman Mr Brooks has apparently been abusing for some time. Last night there was a knife involved. The cops didn't go. Domestic abuse is a predictor of mass murder. Take it seriously.
This whole article leaves me sad & smh. But Mr Brooks ran over a woman Nov 5, put her in hospital, made bail Friday, there was a domestic disturbance involving a knife, and: "police did not respond to that scene before they immediately went to the parade"
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I'm not specifically criticizing the Waukesha police, because I'd bet the police where I live here in Canada would do the same thing. I'm just saying things might have been different if we—all of us—viewed domestic violence as the serious crime it is, and gave proper penalties.
This remains one of the best articles I've read on the link between domestic violence and mass murder. "domestic violence is not a behavior that we can dismiss or ignore...it's a warning sign of toxic behavior that can grow into something catastrophic".
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bit.ly/30Qeufe
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