Fcuk the police

I got the most amazing phone call today and I was so disturbed by what I heard I thought I needed to share it with you.

My girlfriend called to tell me about a disturbing trip she took to the police station. Her baby sister (we all grew up together so very near and dear to me) had apparently been getting knocked about by her husband of two years. My friend, being from the educated abroad did what any self respecting citizen and owner of a beloved younger sister would do, called the police.

Her first contact in the police apparently told her not to bother coz the police do not handle domestic issues. Her second contact managed to pull a few favours so her brother in law got picked up by the popo. I think the term they used was "he was invited to come down to the station".

Horrid little place on the main land. His whole family had gathered there buy the time they got there. Her sister expected to go down make a statement and have it on record that he had beat her. He apparently had a nasty habit of spitting in her face for goodness sakes.

Anyway, the woman police did not actually allow her sister to finish her account of the attack she Had suffered that morning. She interrupted to let her know the she had not heard anything that was cause for them coming in to the police station.

Then she proceeded for about an hour to give her life story. First by quoting from the marriage ceremony and daring any member of the family to try and put asunder what the good Lord himself had brought together.

Then she told them all about her good for nothing husband who drank too much and stole her money, like anybody gave a crap!!! The story I loved the most though was the life story of the police guy who was there. He apparently had a whole MLK preachy thing going on. First suggesting that gossip was the evil that tore marriages apart (not abusive husbands apparently) then he told them his story and it went a little something like this...........

The year was 1980 something and one day his wife had provoked him so much that he wanted to beat her. In his anger he raised her up and threw her away like rubbish (at this point he did a bowa sound effect). Apparently she was knocked out for a few hours and he sat and watched her in a chair "sat down like a man" he said. When she came to she knelt down to him and asked him "if she had offended him" and he said "yes". Then she apologised like a good wife. He said from that day till today she (like a good wife) told nobody and they have been "happily" married ever since.

My girl could not believe what she was hearing (nor could I as I am sure you can imagine).

Due to the caliber of human beings in our police force it would appear that woman beating and being a battered spouse is normal activity. Reporting it to your family and asking for a better life for yourself is basically bad form.

Shocked, shocked and upset. Thank Goodness my friends family are supportive and understanding and have taken their baby under their wing. What of the poor woman that had nobody? Went into the police station to ask for help and got sent home 4 hours later after the polices amateur attempt at counselling to get murdered by her crazy spouse? What about her?