charge about?”
“I’m here to lay a charge
against the man who hit me.”
To this day I’ll never forget the
patronizing, condescending way
they spoke to her.
“Calm down, lady. Calm down.
Who hit you?”
“My husband.”
“Your husband? What did you
do? Did you make him angry?”
“Did I...what? No. He hit me.
I’m here to lay a charge against—”
“No, no. Ma’am. Why do you
wanna make a case, eh? You sure
you want to do this? Go home and