I think the wording of this tweet is so unfortunate - not sure if this is direct quote from the officer or a poorly phrased tweet. Regardless, it is time for a conversation. The way we talk about domestic violence matters. This tweet implies that the victim was somehow /1 https://twitter.com/CBCAlerts/status/1253695079707000833

instrumental in precipitating the murderous rampage of her deranged, evil partner. We have to do better as a society to understand domestic violence and to build a better system for stamping it out. What we have now can be improved, in my humble opinion. We also need to /2

know how this evil person got his guns and figure out a way to prevent that from happening. What we do know is that domestic violence, plus alcohol, plus guns is never a good thing. We need to figure out ways to offer services to victims that are realistic and effective to /3

promote their safety and diffuse unsafe situations so that women don't feel the need to run into the woods to protect themselves from homicidal maniacs. This thread is trailing into the obvious and not useful. My point is, we should be careful of how we talk about dom. violence.