She called 911 at 2:14 AM. She had bruises on her arm. He had a scratch on his face. When officers arrived, they assessed both parties, determined mutual combat, and charged them both with domestic assault. This episode examines dual arrest — the legal policy that allows officers to charge both parties in a domestic incident, documented to fall disproportionately on Black women and domestic violence survivors who fight back. What the 'mutual combat' notation in a police report means for a survivor's record, their access to protective orders, and their willingness to call for help in the future. The Trials of Women — new episodes every week.
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In this emotionally gripping episode of THE TRIALS OF WOMAN, an archivist finds herself in a desperate race against time beneath the streets of...
This three-chapter investigative series examines how women are too often measured by appearance or stereotypes before their work is even heard. From city councils...
