“YOU CANNOT HIDE BEHIND THE BADGE”

Today I supported a sister survivor of Police Officer Involved Domestic Violence.  As my sister survivor and I sat patiently and waited to appear in front of the judge, this officer from the 25^th district kept giving me the stink eye. 

Like some cops who try to use their position as a police officer and feel they are above the law, this case back fired on him. 

Cop wonderful was trying to convince the court our sister survivor is unstable and she needed to be evaluated.  Ms. D, agreed to openly be evaluated but…what he did not count on was the judge order him to be evaluated….Today was a good day, our Great Spirit is helping us to bring ACCOUNTABILITY for our SURVIVORS OF POLICE OFFICER INVOLVED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

Be bless and be safe.

Rosaura Torres – Author

“Abuse Hidden Behind The Badge”

“PROTECTION ORDER IS A JOKE”

“PROTECTION ORDER IS A JOKE”

Okay, each time someone asked me “Did you have a protection order”, I want to scream.  Do you really believe the order helps SURVIVORS of Officer Involved Domestic Violence and Domestic Violence?!!!  NO!

This weekend a cop from the 25^th district continues to abuse his power, he can count his life that his fellow officers will protect him as he continues to harass his survivor. 

Many have asked me, did she call the police?!  Wake up he is the police and many will not help her, Internal Affairs continues to sit on this HORRIBLE CASE “ABUSE OF POWER BY A FELLOW COP!”

To emphasize the issue of protection order, “IT DOES NOT HELP” our courts have and continues to postpone these CASES!!

To all my survivors, watch your surroundings at all times, be bless always.

Rosaura Torres – Author

“Abuse Hidden Behind The Badge”

YOU DON'T KNOW - "Til It Happen's To You." by Lady Gaga

Just recently I was looking over old pictures...I realized how much Domestic Violence affected me and how it affects so many victims and survivors.

Many of my sister and brother survivors suffer with so many illness...Each day I am so grateful and blessed with the strength our Great Spirit has instilled in me....So to many who do not understand the pain we suffered during our abuse and even after....YOU DON'T KNOW "TIL IT HAPPEN'S TO YOU."

No shaming blaming or evening guilt for the ABUSE SO MANY SUFFERED!

Be bless my survivors, we stand together.

Rosaura Torres
Author
"Abuse Hidden Behind The Badge"

WHAT DO WE DO?! = POLICE OFFICER INVOLVED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

What do we do?!! – Police Officer Involved Domestic Violence

For over a year now I have been helping a survivor of police officer involved in domestic violence here in Philadelphia. Pa. 

This officer of the law has been abusing his power over and over again.  We want to believe that our Police Department our courts judge’s prosecutors are helping us. This amazing woman has done everything in her power to follow the law.

A judge with the Philadelphia court ordered that our sister survivor and her children should and will receive therapy for the abuse that has taken place in the home but this officer of the law continues to abuse his power as a Philadelphia police officer. This officer has intervened and has spoken directly to the therapist.

If I am not mistaken it is a conflict of interest when the abuser speaks directly to the therapist who is counseling the children and the mother.

We as civilians and survivors follow the court position. We do not violate the court order or go against the court knowing that it will cost us losing our children.

This Philadelphia Police Officer has and continues to violate the order that was presented to him by the courts…It is quite clear how this officer feels he is above the law.  WHAT DO WE DO?!

Not long ago I reached out to the Philadelphia Police Commissioner Ross begging for help.  The inspector for internal affairs reached out to me and I truly believed in the deep of my soul that we would receive help from our Police Department. As I said before we do not want special treatment we just want equal justice.

As I told the inspector I know the feeling of my cries going on deaf ears and this is why I decided to write my story.

My sister survivors cries will not go on deaf ears because there are many of us who are standing strong beside her.

Be bless,

Please help!

Rosaura Torres

Author of “Abuse Hidden Behind The Badge”

JUSTICE

Last night I watched the horrible story of that horrible cop Drew Peterson, then I watched the Biography of him. Susan Murphy Malone, spoke on this case. I sat with so much disgusts how the State Attorney General Office, ignored Sue Savio sister's letter.

How she begged for help, She knew her life was in danger and he was going to kill her...So many victims of Police Officer Involved Domestic Violence begged for help. I am ashamed of our Legal System...Watching Ms. Savio's face I, could see the pain she was going through. I pray for your beautiful spirit to continue to RIP.

By Rosaura Torres Author
"Abuse Hidden Behind The Badge"

The memories of the Philadelphia “SWAT TEAM 1987.”

The memories of the Philadelphia “SWAT TEAM 1987.”

This is an insert of my book “Abuse Hidden Behind The Badge.” I was having lunch today and we were discussing the horrible incidents with “Move”.  I cannot help but to remember that horrible night of 1987.

I was very upset and a bit intoxicated, because of the separation of my abuser.  My oldest son George called his dad to tell him I was a bit intoxicated; in turn my abuser called Stake Out (SWAT TEAM) here in Philadelphia, PA. 

My abuser called his officers and told them I had my children held hostage.  My boy’s tried to tell them, I did not have them hostage but…my abuser lied and those SWAT TEAM OFFICERS WERE ACROSS THE STREET ON MY NEIGHBORS ROOF READY TO SHOOT!  I was not a threat to my children, to myself or to the officers but…they were going to shoot me.

Now after so many years, so many lives taken because of the abuse of power by some not all but some police officers, when will the day come again that we can trust our officers?

Be bless

Rosaura Torres-Author

THE COST OF SILENCE - OIDV

THE COST OF SILENCE

During the New Year’s holiday I did a lot of soul-searching and all I could do was think if it was me that was going through the struggle of trying to get some sort justice for what the famous and lovable Bill Cosby did to me.

Bill Cosby is the famous dad of TV the great comedian the well respected and loved by so many all over the United States and here in Philadelphia and then I thought about it!

 I remember like it was yesterday I did what I was supposed to do as a survivor of domestic violence by two police officers.  I filed for a protection order and I remember so clearly how my ex-husband said to me “No one it’s going to listen to you because they all think you’re crazy,” and years later finding out that many knew of the abuse I was suffering but many were afraid to come forward because of who he was and still is!

I remember going to women against abuse in Lancaster PA filing for my protection order, being put in a room that the judge never saw my injuries I was not allowed to be in front of the judge and until this day I cannot understand why I was given my protection order and a month later it was taken from me not because it didn’t happen because many knew what happened but the justice system in our country here in the United States is so broken.

The Dist. Atty. in Lancaster would not prosecute the trooper. My ex-husband Keith Sadler and a retired Pennsylvania State trooper Anthony Suber got away with abuse. This is why I cannot call these women liars I cannot attack them because they came forward so what if she was granted money for what he did to her.  I honestly do not believe that any kind of money will remove the memories what any abuse survivor suffered.  

Instead of looking through the peephole look at the whole entire picture put yourself in their position imagine what it feels like to be attacked to be called a liar, evil vindictive bitch because you decided we decided to come forward. I will not and will never attack another survivor of any abuse but I will continue to help those who reach out to me and continue to do my best as a survivor of police officer involved in domestic.

Rosaura Torres – Author

“Abuse Hidden Behind The Badge”