No helping some victims

This story really angers me.

A female police officer has a broken jaw after being assaulted while attending a family violence incident in Taupo this morning.

The officer and two male officers were called to an incident of a male assaulting a female in front of an eight-year-old at a Taupo View Rd address at 3.45am.

The female victim tried to physically intervene as the two male officers attempted to arrest the male, Taupo police area commander, inspector Steve Bullock said.

”The female officer was verbally and physically assaulted as she attempted to hold her back, receiving a kick to her face in the process.

”Despite having sustained a serious injury, the female officer still managed to apprehend and arrest the female offender.”

The female officer has been treated for a broken jaw and bruising but will not require surgery, Bullock said.

Just as hopeless medical cases have a no not resuscitate note placed on their files, maybe hopeless domestic violence cases should have a do not intervene note placed on their files.

If your response to the Police arresting the guy who was just beating you up is to attack the Police, and break a policewoman’s jaw, then why should the Police have to respond in future?

As they say, you can lead a horse to water but can’t make it drink.

I just hope the eight year old receives proper care, so he or she is not in a violence laden household.