They don't know when to shut their mouths. And that includes some of his legal peers.
Domestic violence is a black hole on the court's time.
Domestic violence claims and incidents often are not thoroughly investigated. Investigators may search rap sheets, but don't understand that many domestic violence incidents go unreported and why that is. In a few cases, a judge will claim a mother, for example, should not have custody of her child because she failed to protect the child from an abusive relationship, when she herself has been abused. Attorneys need to know how to protect their client. Domestic violence charges abound in many Family Court cases.