What if your abusive husband is a cop.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/10/07/what-if-your-abusive-husband-is-a-cop
There are two main characters, a husband named Matthew and a wife named Jessica, and they have three kids. The husband is a cop and he is very passionate about is a job. As a husband, he is very controlling of his wife and she has to ask permission for everything she does.
The narrative of the story starts off with the wife’s background talking about how Jessica did not grow up in a stable home and she lived with her step-grandparents for most of her life. Then she met a boy ( Matthew) in high school and she felt the love that she never has never felt before. Before they finished highschool Jessica found out she was pregnant. She finished high school online. After high school, Matthew went into law enforcement.
As time went by Matthew was very controlling of Jessica and wouldn’t let her do much without his permission. Jessica had an affair and became pregnant again. People think it was an excuse to get out of the toxic relationship with Matthew. But Matthew told her that they will work it out. Shortly after they got married. As the marriage went on people said that Jessica has told them that Matthew has hit her. Later on, Jessica caught Mattew cheating on her with a lady he was working with…
One day at the store Jessica and Matthew got in an argument and when they got home Jessica was going to take the dog on a walk but then there were gunshots and Jessica was passed out in the closest unconscious. Matthew shot her. After he shot Jessica he made a sense looking like Jessica committed suicide and called the cops.
A few days later of Jessica in the hospital woke up and all she could remember was trying to take the dog for a walk. She says that she did not try to commit suicide and that she doesn’t even know how to use a gun. During this time Matthew moved in with his mysteries and got to take the kids with him.
After a few months went by Matthews’s girlfriend broke it off with him because he was controlling and weird. Shortly after he started dating someone else and this relationship did not last long because he was controlling.
Jessica finally got half custody of her boys. One day she called Child Services because the oldest told her that Matthew beat him. After that Jessica got full custody and moved away.
Jessica is now happy and married to a man named Jacob. They live in a nice little house and had a baby. They have a healthy relationship while raising their kids.
I think that this story is mostly true. I think there are some things that aren’t completely true and there are some missing pieces but overall I think this story is true and people still today are still dealing with this problem.