Commentary: We must expand the definition of domestic violence to include emotional abuse
by So’Phelia Morrow, Chicago Tribune
Sep 01, 2023
3 minutes
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On Aug. 16, Emma Cooper’s documentary “Depp v. Heard” dropped on Netflix. Despite generally scathing reviews, it quickly rose to most-watched status.
People’s ongoing fascination with this trial is a testament to the power that tales of physical abuse have in the public eye. I can’t say that I was ever hit, slapped or punched, but I know that a prison of abuse can be built without the abuser ever laying a hand on the victim. I know because it happened
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