The Rev. Keith Galbraith says he has seen too many parents die and leave behind their children.
Local domestic violence advocates believe people in Tacoma and the South Sound have worked hard to make things better in the year since Crystal Brame died at the hands of her police chief husband, ending years of alleged abuse.
Last year, at least 31 children in Washington state lost a parent to domestic violence.
A year ago, Debra Hannula was a little-known Tacoma lawyer who worked part time as a judge because she liked it and hardly took any cases of her own.
If you suspect a friend is in a controlling or violent relationship, it's difficult to help. Domestic violence counselors say it often takes seven attempts for a victim to leave a relationship. That can be frustrating for those who want their loved one to get out sooner.
"Until checks and balances are put in place and very clear policies regarding spousal abuse or other warning signs are mandated, the number of investigations and high-ranking personnel terminations is irrelevant."
Jackson Katz believes society looks at domestic violence backward.
WASHINGTON - Citing the violent deaths of David and Crystal Brame in front of their children, Sen. Patty Murray fought Thursday to persuade her colleagues to extend a range of benefits to victims of domestic violence.
Less than 11 months after Tacoma Police Chief David Brame fatally shot his wife and himself, Gov. Gary Locke on Monday signed a law making Washington the first state requiring law enforcement agencies to enact policies for dealing with domestic violence by their own officers.
People say things about domestic violence victims that they don't say about the victims of other crimes.
Tacoma and Pierce County still might get a one-stop center to help domestic violence victims, though voters nixed a proposed sales tax that would have helped pay for it.
Debra Hannula was standing outside the Tacoma City Council Chambers, ready to demand an independent investigation of Police Chief David Brame's career, when she learned Crystal Brame had died.
WASHINGTON - Legislation to ensure that victims of domestic violence have the financial independence they need to deal with their situation was reintroduced Thursday by Sen. Patty Murray (D-Shoreline).
Officials from Tacoma and Pierce County, and representatives from domestic violence groups and The News Tribune asked community leaders Wednesday night to promise that they would work to end domestic violence in the South Sound.
Pierce County officials hope to use money from a proposed sales-tax increase to create three "service centers" for domestic violence victims in outlying areas of the county.
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