Injustice surround us I see it pretty much everyday in my life and its sad to see. In fact one occasion that will stay with me forever is what happen to a young girl who trying reach her goals. Alone in this world with only one person to truly depend on. She went to through a bad breakup which had her trapped in a domestic dispute. Under constant threats, being stalked, and harass to the point where she wanted to give up. But being the kind man I am I could not sit by and allow her to give up. I was there as a person who would listen to her problems and support her in every way. The first advice I gave her was to change her number maybe that way she could have a piece of mind and go on with her day without her phone constantly blowing up. Turns out days later her ex had her new number and the harassment got even worst. After consoling her I suggested to her that maybe its time to file a no contact order but she rejected it. What she told me next was scary to hear, " I am fearful to do so because every time the law got involved before he always got away with it and I was made out to be the crazy person." As time went on she was still under constant threat, till one day she gave in and went to go see him in person. That same night I get a call in the late hours of her crying screaming that she was beaten by him. During this time I felt helpless because there was nothing I could do to make her feel better. And she ended up lashing out on me saying it was my fault, but being aware she is just devastated I allow it and let her get all that hatred out. Couple days later she finally agreed to file a no contact order and ask me to take her. After that was done she started feeling better about herself and started to get her life back in order. But then all the pressure of the court date got to her and she broke down again because her parents refused to get her a lawyer. I offer her my lawyer but she refused and ends up finding a free lawyer. The day before her court date the lawyer of the defendant contacted her lawyer saying " we will be filing for a mutual restraining order and even though we do not have any evidence our client will tell the judge that your client was using sex to keep getting him to come back to her. And that the judge will see it our way and agree to the mutual restraining order." Comes to find out her lawyer told her that we should not go to court and just dismiss it because you do not want a restraining order on your record because it looks bad. So this kid gets away with a year long torment and she is left with nothing to make her feel safe. Injustice was clearly served to her and everything I did might have made things worst for her and I deeply regret it because all I wanted was for her to be happy and feel safe again. The only thing that I would do differently is get my lawyer involved because her lawyer was not adequate enough to fight and protect her. I feel my lawyer would have saw through the shake down that the defendant's lawyer display and would have went to court and call them on their bluff. It sad to see how money can factor in on who will justice or not.
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