fresh air, mountains, and witness intimidation ๐ŸŒฒ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ’จ

lol

you think colorado
is all mountains and fresh air?

โ›ฐ๏ธ๐ŸฆŒ๐ŸŒฒ

โ€”

fucking please.
itโ€™s a literal disaster zone
for anyone trying to report
some violent assholes
for domestic violence.

โญ๏ธ๐Ÿค ๐Ÿ”ซ

because like

โ€ฆ

๐Ÿ’ฅ victims step up,
and what do they get?

a giant
middle finger from the universe
๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ–•๐Ÿ”ฅ
in the form
of witness intimidation.

๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ’จ๐Ÿ“ขโ‰ˆ

โ€”

approximately
78% of non-prosecuted felony DV cases
in colorado
are dismissed or declined
because victims are too
intimidated to cooperate.

itโ€™s enough to make you
want to throw a brick
through a fucking window.

๐Ÿงฑ๐Ÿ’จ๐ŸชŸ

โ€”

letโ€™s talk about
the fucking numbersโ€”
if you can even
call them that,
because
theyโ€™re probably
goddamn low-balling it.

๐ŸŒช๏ธ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ“ข

one in six
of these DV reports?
straight-up evidence of stalking.

โ€”

but babe!

between
2018 and 2021,
only 108 people
actually got convicted
for this felonious bullshit.
108?


are you fucking kidding me? ๐Ÿ“ข๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿคฏ๐Ÿ’ข

108 convictions
for intimidating a witness
between 2018 and 2021??
in three years for a state
with over five million people?

๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿšง๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ’จ๐Ÿ”ฅ

god fucking dammit.

โ€”

there were
๐Ÿ’ฅ๏ธ 72 domestic violence-related deaths
๐Ÿ’ฅ๏ธ in colorado
๐Ÿ’ฅ๏ธ in 2024 alone,
+ up from 58 the previous year.

๐Ÿ’ฅ๏ธ 8 goddamn children
๐Ÿ’ฅ๏ธ were killed in 2024โ€”
๐Ÿ’ฅ๏ธ the highest number of child fatalities
๐Ÿ’ฅ๏ธ ever recorded in colorado
โ€”due to domestic violence.

jesus christ. ๐Ÿซจ๐Ÿ“ข

โ€”

yoโ€”

๐Ÿ”ฅ what the fuck are we doing? ๐Ÿ”ฅ

holy shit.

๐Ÿ‘ฅโš”๏ธ๐Ÿ‘ฅ

in denver,
they filed
60 felony cases
for this in two years,
and meanwhile,
60% of cases nationwide
are getting tossed
because victims areโ€”
fucking shockerโ€”
scared out of their goddamn minds.

๐Ÿ™ƒ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿ‘ˆ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿงฑ๐Ÿ’จ๐ŸชŸ

โ€”

and don't even
get me goddamn started
on the fucking "tactics."

๐Ÿคก๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฑ

these assholes don't
just stop at hitting;
NAH sweetieโ€”
they send their
pitiful sidebitches
and "demon squads"
to pressure the victim.

๐Ÿซจ๐Ÿ“ข

โ€”

"oh, think of the family!"
๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ๐Ÿ”ฅ fucking please.

โ€ฆ

homie.

itโ€™s a crime,
and
colorado finally
pulled its head
out of its own ass
๐Ÿ”๏ธโ„๏ธโ›ท๏ธ
with SB22-024
to make that a felony.

๐Ÿ’€

โ€”

baby!

then youโ€™ve got
"tampering,"
๐Ÿ˜ ๐Ÿ‘ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿš“
where these
goddamn idiots
think they can just
ignore a fucking court order.

โ€ฆ

๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ”ช๐Ÿฉธ

and for what?
so it can escalate
to the point where
13% of murders
in this fucking state
are from intimate partners?

๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ

itโ€™s goddamn disgusting. ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐ŸฅŠ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ๐Ÿ“ข

๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ

yeah,
fucking sure,
the state
claims theyโ€™re
doing something now.

โ€”


so we got
"lethality assessments"๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ’ฅ
whoo,
some fancy-ass words forโ€”

"trying to figure out if you're gonna die."

๐Ÿ˜Œ๐Ÿ™โœจ๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ


theyโ€™ve got the
victim rights act
and some
๐Ÿ”ฅ automated notification system ๐Ÿ”ฅ
so you know when
the jerkoff gets out of jail.

โœŠ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿšจ

โ€”

sick,
great.

about fucking time.

๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘
๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿ‘
๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿ‘
๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿ‘
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘

damn.

look honey,
if youโ€™re getting harassed
after reporting,
donโ€™t just sit there.

๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿ˜Š

tell them to
(respectfully)
do their jobs. ๐Ÿ”ฅ

because look:

that shit is a fucking felony. ๐Ÿคซ๐Ÿค

โ€”

โœ๏ธโž•๐Ÿ‘‡

postscript bitchโ€”

โ€ฆ

i say this,
while alsoโ€”
truthfully giving
goddamn owed respect
โœจ๐Ÿ™โœจ
where itโ€™s fucking due.

โ€”

LISTEN.

๐Ÿ–๏ธ

for me??
i
got
fucking
lucky.

yo.

๐Ÿซท๐Ÿฅบ๐Ÿซธ

i felt believed. โค๏ธโœจ

โ€ฆ

nah truly.
maybe hit
the miracle
dreamteam ๐ŸŒŸ๐Ÿ‘ฅโœจ
of people
who seemed
to actually give a fuck.

โœจ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿคโ€๐Ÿง‘๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿคโ€๐Ÿง‘๐Ÿ’ซ

(i mean that shit)

โ€”

yo.

not all heroes wear capes.
some of them manage
to sound calm โœจ๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ
while the rest of us are
one goddamn threat away
from becoming
a fucking dateline episode.

โœจโœ‹๐Ÿ˜ฌ๐Ÿคš

โ€”

so yes,
i can drag
the fucking system ๐Ÿ’”
and still say mad respect
to the real ones inside it.

some of yโ€™all
are the reason
victims make it
to the next hearing
without spiritually evaporating.

โš–๏ธ๐Ÿ›๏ธ๐Ÿ‘ฎ

โ€”

so god fucking bless

๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ the ones who actually read the file.
๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ the ones who read the danger
๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ the first fucking time.
๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ the ones who returned the call,
๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ explained the hearing,
๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ tracked the intimidation,
and
did
not
act like
my desperation
was a fucking inconvenience.
or that
this was a story
i was telling
for goddamn attention.

โœจ๐Ÿงพโš–๏ธ

Samantha Lee Lowe

sammie lowe is a single mom, law student, and founder of bodhi cleaning co.โ€”an ethical, femme-forward cleaning collective rooted in fairness, ritual, and rage. born from survival and built with purpose, her work redefines what it means to clean houseโ€”physically, emotionally, and systemically. she blends practicality with a little bit of magic, runs on justice and white vinegar, and believes that women shouldnโ€™t have to choose between making money and making meaning. this isnโ€™t a side hustle. itโ€™s a standard.

http://sammielowe.com/
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i guess he justโ€”really doesnโ€™t want to get divorced ๐Ÿ’”โšก๏ธsorry babe.