Police don't help you get out of your home. The best case scenario is they arrest your abuser, they come home the next morning (and hopefully don't retaliate too severely against you for humiliating them), then weeks to months later you have a court date-- by which time, your abuser's likely threatened you into saying whatever it takes to get them off the hook, and the judge is more than happy to play along so they can get you out the door and move onto other cases.
The worst case scenario is your abuser convinces them you were actually the assaulter, and you're the one going to jail. Or the police do nothing. Or they escalate the situation.
520@kbin.social 1 year ago
So how would this alternative service be any different? Abusers can be extremely adaptive and have outright control of their victims. The playbook of national services are very easy to learn and adapt around.
DreamerOfImprobableDreams@kbin.social 1 year ago
Maybe not quite what OP was imagining, but I was less focused on the extraction itself and more the destination-- a network of safe, private residences you could flee to, then stay at until you've found a job and get back on your feet. Even better if they have psychological professionals on hand to help you deal with your trauma-- or hell, even staffers who'll help you get in touch with psychological professionals and other resources to help you get back on your feet would be a big plus.
520@kbin.social 1 year ago
A lot of governments do fund DA networks, including shelters. The reason they don't run them directly is because welfare agencies can't operate with the level of secrecy needed to effectively run the service. Too much would have to be 'on the books'.
DreamerOfImprobableDreams@kbin.social 1 year ago
Sharp disagree there. I understand you need to keep some things, like the exact locations of the shelters, a secret, but right now things are so opaque it's hard to even figure out how to check for what services might be available to you in your area. Like, literally, I wouldn't even know where to look (google "DV shelters in <my area>"??? I guess? But then you have to worry about being scammed, and the conditions, and if they take kids / pets / male victims, and, and, and...)
Would be so much easier to just have a hotline you could call that could help you figure out what options are avaliable to you and how to access them.