Based on the tone of your discourse here, I’m going to assume you’re the one doing the beating.

That group of assholes is Chicago No More (you read the article, right?). An advocacy group. The board of which consists of 41 women and 3 men. Most of whom appear to be professionals involved in the one aspect or another go domestic violence or professionals in their fields.

Giving the basic 101s on the topics we don’t like to talk about—domestic violence, suicidal thoughts, grief coping, etc—is so helpful for those “unofficial listening professions.” There were many times in a past job where I wanted to say, “Whoa there! I am mega unqualified to respond to you appropriately!” but you’re…

I’m surprised by all the negativity - hair stylists were involved in the creation of this law, and support it. Also, there is no requirement to report, no requirement to act, no requirement to ask - it just gives training because hair stylists may well be on the front line of hearing about abuse. Women do not always…

Well, I’m certainly at risk of being naive here, but ultimately any law that educates more people on how to recognize abuse, and stresses the extreme importance on not staying silent about it, is good with me.

That being said - yeah, I can definitely see how this law leaves a lot of questions that need to be answered.…