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One of our new members here has been talking to me in PM for the past few weeks and has been telling me that her hubby beats the shit out of her on a daily basis. She's 26. Today she wrote and told me that he broke her jaw last night!!!! She lives in or very near India. Does anyone here know of a way to help her or can you give suggestions of what she can do to stop him and/or get the fuck away from him?
I've already told her to call the police on him. She says he's not afraid of the police. I think that if she'd report his sorry ass, he'd be PLENTY afraid of them!!!! Especially now that she has a broken jaw to show them as proof of her physical abuse!!!! I've also suggested she take a Louisville Slugger (or at least a cricket bat) and try to park his head in the cheap seats!! Or at least try replace his Adam's Apple with his balls!!!!

You're forgetting that you just mentioned that she lives in or very near India (whatever THAT means). Anyway, what I am saying is this: cultures change a lot in the situation for people. I personally am not familiar with India as it is one place I have never been, but I do know there are locations on this earth in which they either 1) have a shitty police force, so um yeah she could be 100% accurate when she says he is not afraid of the police, she might not be underestimating the situation 2) some cultures don't view domestic abuse in the way that we do. You need to remember that. She may be in a society where her reaching out and asking for help may be looked down upon and shamed upon. So, before you go trying to "help" anyone, if they are from another culture, you need to fully understand their situation and their culture if you hope to get anywhere with it.

That is my piece of advice.