Law enforcement officers beat their wives or girlfriends at nearly double the rate of the rest of the population and are less likely to be prosecuted, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. "The biggest problem for a woman reporting that she's been abused by her police officer husband or boyfriend is that nobody believes you," said domestic violence expert Diane Wetendorf. "If you do speak up, the police are very good at turning the accusations around. ... There is a legitimate fear of retaliation."
