Anna Marie wanted to be a mother since she was five years old. She would wait a quarter-century to give birth to her first child. Over the next 20 years, this mother would experience a husband’s unrelenting domestic violence. 

Read the story of how one mother fought back against her abusive husband—a Washington DC attorney. In her pursuit of justice, the author discovered exactly how unjust the American justice system is when it comes to helping victims of domestic violence.

The author questions if “Blue Privilege” has denied her justice? Even more disturbing: Are millions of American women and children forced to endure continued domestic violence because of the general apathy of civil servants toward victims of domestic violence?

More specifically, is the systemic, unwritten policy of “Blue Privilege” forcing American women and children in 2020 to continue to exist in a world dominated and controlled by domestic violence?  

The author’s position is the American justice system is focused on growing agency budgets and protecting their own by upholding “Blue Privilege.” Meanwhile, society’s most vulnerable victims, mothers, and their children are consistently denied protection and services. Even worse, victims are treated with disdain, disregard, and disrespect by government workers.

A. M. Cazares offers practical solutions at our fingertips that could provide immediate, meaningful help to millions of American victims trapped and oppressed by domestic violence.