by: Shanay J. Campbell
Posted: Jul 7, 2016 / 11:30 AM EDT
Updated: Jul 7, 2016 / 11:30 AM EDT
It is her will to live, her strength in all of this that the court finds nothing short of amazing. But I’m struck by something else, the barbarity of these crimes, the viciousness, as cruel as this court has witnessed.” Audrey now works as an advocate for domestic violence victims through an organization called Breaking the Silence Against Domestic Violence. It is a passion near and dear to her heart. “I’m 7 years out, I’m still going through surgeries and I still have to work my way around the sun, I still can never sweat where I’ve been burned, so I overheat. There’s things from that injury that I’ll carry forever.”
Audrey now works as an advocate for domestic violence victims through an organization called Breaking the Silence Against Domestic Violence. It is a passion near and dear to her heart. “I’m seven years out, I’m still going through surgeries and I still have to work my way around the sun, I still can never sweat where I’ve been burned, so I overheat. There’s things from that injury that I’ll carry forever.”
When she heard about this latest case of a St. Petersburg woman with abuse eerily similar to hers, she admits, “My goal is to be there for her. I can’t believe this has happened again. We are not doing enough. We need to do more. I want to be there for Sheron. She has a long road ahead.”
So, how can this dangerous and hurtful trend be stopped? There’s one thing Audrey would like to see above everything else. She said, “Who is out there telling these men, telling these boys that you do not have the right to take somebody’s life? Someone needs to tell them that. We need to reach them before they commit crimes. And, someone needs to tell them, if you decide to take someone’s life, really, in turn, you are going to lose yours. Cause it’s gonna be spent behind bars”
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