October is National Domestic Abuse Awareness Month

Reasons why I would rather live in the South than in Maryland:

1) I don't like the perpetration of domestic abuse and the trivialization of those it victimizes.

2) I should be able to withdraw my consent. Period.

3) I like to be taken seriously when I fear for my life, and not end up doused in gasoline/lit on fire.


How do these things happen in the Northern United States in the 21st Century???