Whenever Norma Adrian visited the La Grange Police Station to make reports against her husband, she was often met with either accusations—“Wah yuh do he?”—or dismissals—“That’s husband and wife story.”
According to Adrian, who is a domestic violence survivor, the system that was set up to protect women in such situations ended up failing her instead.
She recalled one particular instance where, overwhelmed with frustration, she broke down in tears at the police station. However, instead of taking her report at that point in time, the officer forced her to go outside and try to compose herself before she was willing to take her report. Adrian said it was
