(CBS News) The new sheriff of San Francisco is accused of assaulting his wife, and some critics think the investigation into the incident hasn't gotten enough attention because his position in law enforcement.
Ross Mirkarimi was sworn in on Jan. 8. Now, he's facing charges of domestic violence battery against his wife, Eliana Lopez, who was once a soap opera star in her native Venezuela.
He denies the charges. She also said she has no "complaints against my husband."
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Domestic violence and cops go hand in hand. They are very abusive people and usually get away with it. Or charges get dismissed because they intimidate the victim like they do ordinary citizens. Just more bad behavior from LEO's.
ReplyDeletesounds like a cultural thing to me
ReplyDeleteyeah, cop culture.
ReplyDeleteCops have no higher a rate of domestic violence that any other group of people.
ReplyDeleteI just LOVE proving people like you wrong.
ReplyDeleteAnybody can do a search and find results such as these:
Cops have no higher a rate of domestic violence that any other group of people.
January 17, 2012 7:23 PM
Police domestic violence nearly twice average rate
Several studies, according to Gandy and Wetendorf, indicate that women suffer domestic abuse in at least 40 percent of police officer families. For American women overall, the figure is 25 percent, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
"There are a lot of good cops who go into the work for the right reasons, to help people," Wetendorf said. "But then you have these others who are more interested in the authority, in the badge and the gun."