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Is he saying anything to you as he's barricading you in the spectrum with your son?

I don't recall

Is he letting you leave? No, just tell you anything about how you're gonna leave

He told me the only way I was living the house was in a body bag

Welcome back to season five episode 118 of Sword and Scale a show that reveals that the war swatsters are real

Well, we're back and we've got a story to tell you it's it's a little different than what we normally do but I think you will enjoy it

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Here we go

Why don't you just leave?

It's a simple question heard again and again in domestic abuse scenarios and it lies the implicit notion of victim blaming

There's a duh at the end of that statement

It's not said but you can hear it if you listen closely

Why don't you just leave duh nearly all victims of domestic abuse are asked this question by someone who can't possibly understand their situation

It's not a fair question. There isn't an easy answer

Every case is different and every abuser utilizes different tools to manipulate his or her victim

With that in mind after hearing this story we hope you'll understand why this is such a complicated question and

Think twice before you ask it

Around two or three in the morning on March 10th 2017

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