Emotional Abuse of Women: An Interview with Author Pam Wetterman

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Pam Wetterman’s career in Customer Care “ignited her passion to expose women’s issues of poverty, physical and emotional abuse and addiction.” Her willingness to listen to and assist women trapped in abusive situations provided a real life understanding of the fictional women she writes about. Her first novel, The Artist’s Paradise, focuses on a struggling marriage and emotional abuse. Her …

WOMEN WITH WEAPONS: Over Protection of Female Officers

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Kendra arrived at the scene first. The yard scattered with trash, an old ice cream truck parked in the middle of the dump that surrounded the small house. The report indicated that a sex offender hid inside. She did surveillance while waiting for the other officers to show up. The other officers, all male, now in place. The technical sweep …

WOMEN WITH WEAPONS

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I looked across the table at the two lovely young women, both in their thirties. The first question seemed simple enough. “Why did you choose law enforcement as a career?” I expected a pattern of sorts. Commonalities–perhaps a family tradition  that would place them and their law enforcement and military female counterparts in a distinct group. Thinking I can convey, …