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What I've learned about domestic
violence in my year reporting on it
« What’s even more confusing is that commonly, perpetrators believe
they are the victim, and will plead their case to police, even as their
partner stands bloody and bruised behind them. They can genuinely
believe their partner provoked them to commit the abuse, just so they
could get them in trouble. After a while, the victims start to blame
themselves for the abuse, too – after all, he’s so nice to everybody else.»
source:
What I've learned about domestic
violence in my year reporting on it
Jess Hill, September 2015
The Guardian
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