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The Police Cannot Help You — It Is a Domestic Matter

Knowing your right to police protection and a protection order under domestic violence law

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The Situation

What They Said

“The police cannot help you — it is a domestic matter.”
A person called the police after a household member threatened and physically assaulted them at home. When they went to the police station, the officer told them that disputes between household members are private matters and the police do not get involved. They were sent away without any record or assistance.
The Fallacy

Domestic Violence Is a Private Matter

This is one of the most dangerous myths in law enforcement. Domestic violence is not a private matter — it is a crime. In many jurisdictions, specific laws impose a mandatory legal duty on police to assist victims, take statements, and inform complainants of their right to apply for a protection order. Refusing to assist may itself be a breach of such laws.

What the Law Says

Your Legal Foundation

Ley 26.485 de Protección Integral a las Mujeres
art. 3 de la Ley 26.485 — Gender violence protection
“Promote in police and security forces the development of interdisciplinary services that provide support to women suffering violence to optimize their care, referral to other services, and compliance with judicial orders; ... develop basic procedures for designing specific protocols for police and security forces to provide adequate responses to avoid revictimization, facilitate proper attention, assistance, and police protection to women who come to file complaints at police stations.”
The police officer's refusal to assist the woman violates the law's mandate that police forces must provide adequate responses, assistance, and protection to women filing complaints, and must avoid revictimization. The officer's dismissal as a 'domestic matter' is contrary to these obligations.
What Scripture Says

God's Word on This

Isaiah 1:17 (NET)
“Learn to do what is right! Promote justice! Give the oppressed reason to celebrate! Take up the cause of the orphan! Defend the rights of the widow!”
The call to defend the vulnerable is not optional — it is a command. When those in authority refuse to protect the vulnerable, they sin. The law echoes this standard: police who refuse to assist domestic violence victims violate both their oath and their legal duty.
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