Trump: This isn’t pleasant, but some “say they’ve gotten to know their family better and they love their family more than ever. That’s a beautiful thing. They’ve actually gotten to know ‘em…I guess it could also work the other way, perhaps…don’t want to talk about that.”
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) April 4, 2020
Of fucking course he doesn’t want to talk about “that.”
Several cities are already reporting jumps in domestic violence cases or calls to local hotlines. Some shelters around the country say they’re full — some after reducing their capacity to maintain social distancing — and struggling to help survivors. And with gun sales setting records, advocates worry that the next few weeks could be especially dangerous…
Of the 20 large metropolitan police departments that provided data to CNN, nine saw double-digit percentage jumps in domestic violence cases or 911 calls in March, either compared to the previous year or to earlier months in 2020.
That’s why my second donation, after the food bank, was to the women’s shelter.