When One Headline Grabs Attention - But So Many Stories Stay Quiet
Every so often, a case of domestic violence makes national headlines. People share it, argue about it online, maybe even talk about it at dinner tables. Right now, that’s what happened in Wichita, Kansas : a teenager accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend. The baby was delivered but suffered a severe brain injury. It’s the kind of story that shocks everyone - because the victim was so young, because the violence was so extreme, because it feels almost unthinkable. But here’s the thing: while that case has the spotlight, dozens of others happen every single day - and they don’t trend, they don’t get TV coverage, and they don’t spark nationwide outrage. They just… disappear into local news briefs. Take Enfield, Connecticut . A 59-year-old man was arrested after allegedly striking a woman and firing off multiple rifles in a domestic dispute. She was left with a serious head injury. It barely made a ripple outside the region Or South Jacksonville , where a man attacked a partne...