Thursday, December 17, 2009

Terrifying But True


Domestic abuse happens every day in the U.S., and HBO documents one such recurring case in the documentary Every F---ing Day of My Life, in which the victim of abuse and her 16-year old son ultimately bashed in the skull of her husband the abuser with a hammer and hatchet, respectively. They are both now sentenced to 10 years in jail via plea bargain, but can you imagine the relief they both must feel now after having lived in fear and pain for years?

Read the comments on the Jezebel thread as well, it includes some real personal accounts.


Chilling.

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