As a former cop, I’m well aware of what goes on behind the doors of Utah homes. I’ve seen the full gamut of domestic abuse — everything from hollering to homicide.
Years later, I’m still smart enough to know that domestic violence is often a two-way street, but also that most of the heavier and therefore dangerous traffic is traveling in just one direction.
We didn’t get the call until he woke up screaming loud enough to wake the neighbors. With a fat lip and a wicked gleam in her eye, the woman said he did it to himself.