Crime & Law
Stop calling it a domestic
The word does what it was designed to do: it makes the violence sound smaller. Time to retire it.
Where the criminal justice system fails women, who gets named, who gets believed, and who quietly walks away. Reporting on the cases, the courts, and the gaps the press keeps stepping over.
The word does what it was designed to do: it makes the violence sound smaller. Time to retire it.
Many schemes that have been put in place with the guise to protect women are actually useless, as MET police and the justice system's foundational practices sabotage their effectiveness, leaving women with the illusion of having options and protection, when really, it's more of a performative act to save face.
"The law is written. The question is who it is written for, and who it leaves outside."Issue 01 · May 2026
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