What would be the wife's perspective to the husband?

Question

Ok, I have to read the following info., how do I compose a letter from the moral agent to his or her most adament detractor defending the alternative chosen? Another words, I write a letter, from the wife to the husband, with her perspective on this situation.

Based what I have read, I don't know how to approach this assignment, I need some insight, ideas and perspective on what to do.

Officer Nixon, a 20-year veteran and Officer Rook, who has only been on the force for less than a year respond to a reported domestic violence call. When they get to the residence they observe a man staggering up the walkway to the residence. He drops something, and bends down to pick it up. The officers notice the man holding what appears to be a set of car keys and then see him put the keys in his pocket before he reaches the front door. As the officers park their vehicle the man opens the door and enters the residence.



The two officers exit their vehicle and approach the front door. The only car on the street is a blue station wagon. Officer Nixon touches the hood of the station wagon and discovers it is still warm to the touch. Before they reach the door, a woman opens it and greets them. She tells the police that she called them because she and her husband had a verbal argument and when he left the house she became worried about him. Now that he is home, she states, she no longer needs their services. She denies being hit despite the dispatcher’s indications to the contrary. No injuries are visible.



The husband joins his wife at the door and the police ask him some questions to corroborate his wife’s story. The police notice that he is slurring his words and has other objective symptoms of intoxication. They ask the man if he had been driving. The husband and wife exchange nervous glances and the wife says that he has not. The husband then tells the officer that he went for a walk around the block to cool off.



The couple admits that they only own one vehicle and it is the blue station wagon parked on the street in front of the residence. The wife states that she hasn't’t driven the car all day. The husband states that he parked the car there when he returned home from work four hours ago. They ask him to empty his pockets. In his front pocket are a set of keys. He tells the officers that he put the keys in his pocket when he came home from work and he hasn't’t taken them out since.



The husband fails to perform satisfactorily when field sobriety tests are administered. A preliminary alcohol screening device reveals that the husband’s blood alcohol level is .20, twice the legal limit. In this jurisdiction, in order to arrest someone for a misdemeanor charge of driving while under the influence, the police must actually observe the individual driving the vehicle; anything less will result in the conviction being thrown out.



Officer Nixon, based on his training and experience, is convinced that the husband was driving the car immediately before they pulled up to the residence. To arrest for domestic violence, the officers must either observe an assault or the victim must have visible injuries.

Thanks,


Carol

Answer 1

The two had a fight, and now the wife is defending the drunken hubby.

She was angry, called the police, then felt remorse. Not sure if this is what you're looking for.

Answer 2

1. Can the officer say for certain that in the dark he saw the husband clearly drop the car/house keys? So what if the bonnet of the car was warm, if the ambient air temp. was not cold then a car's engine can take quite some time to cool down. You didn't observe him driving the car or even locking the door. You can't prove beyond reasonable doubt that he was driving.



2. Why if it was a domestic situation wasn't the couple separated & questioned independently? Many women will refrain from speaking about being hit or verbal/emotional abuse with the husband standing right next to them They fear once the police have left the house, unit etc., another beating will ensue. It's a clear pattern of domestic violence. Many 'good' wife-beaters hit in places that cannot be seen unless the person is naked. So if the wife now denies he hit her & denies the car being taken from where it was parked how are you going to prove anything.





3. Why didn't the officers check with neighbours if they heard a row or other noises that ensue with domestic violence i.e., chairs being thrown around. Or even check if the neighbours saw the guy drive off/return to his residence.



Good luck, the law is an *** no matter how much commonsense tells you what has occurred, in a court of law it's what you can prove & even then it's a case of he said / she said & with no 3rd party witness to corroborate anything I very much doubt you could get a conviction.

Answer 3

The End?

Answer 4

she could have gone out while he was gone...too many variables to determine guilt. let it go. he could have gone out to meet her when she got home... on and on

from the wifes perspective...if she called and he really did hit her she is protecting him...many reasons,,financial,children,fear of repercussions. if it is her fault and she is trying to manipulate the system to make behavioral change in her husband, then it kind of backfired and escalated beyond her comfort level. not all women are victims, sometimes its the men who are

Answer 5

We have this minor little issue in the court of law.

It's called evidence.