Black and Blue

It happens in silence, a silence all too terrifying, and it is happening right next door. It is estimated by the FBI that two to four million women get battered each year in the United States and a thousand four hundred of those lives will be lost. Slapping, punching, kicking, choking, biting all make up the physical section of abuse. Adding onto that is sexual abuse, such as forced sexual acts like rape. Maybe worst …

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