Imagine coming home from work, you walk in the door, and you are assaulted by a backhand or a belt for no reason at all. You haven’t done or said anything. It only took the wrong step, word, or action, and before you know it, you have a black eye, busted lip, and a trip to the hospital or even the morgue. This is all the result of domestic violence. In this essay, I …showed first 75 words of 1254 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1254 total…flourish. If we treat domestic violence as a crime, and victims with dignity, justice can go a long way toward ensuring a healthier productive nation.” For we must not sit back and allow this to happen. This is a travesty of the American home and a threat to the American way of live. As, in my view, this goes against that which founded our country, ‘The right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.