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When did you stop beating your wife?

By Shawn Matlock

Domestic violence is bad.  It is.  I'm not sure you'll find anyone that condones it.  But in many respects, this is true with any criminal activity.  But like its cousin, DWI, Domestic Violence is often a politically-charged crime.  It plays well in the media.  It's one of those crimes that can be played out as a "it can happen to anyone" crime.  Domestic violence is such a "big deal" that there is actually a misdemeanor court in Tarrant County devoted solely to handling domestic violence assaults and similar crimes.  County Criminal Court Number 5, Judge Jamie Cummings, presiding.  I love that court.  I hate that court.I will admit that domestic violence cases are somewhat unique in the sense that, for a number of reasons, there are more recantations in a domestic violence case than any other...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Matlock Blog on March 30, 2009 (boomark / email).