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As a Fort Lauderdale criminal defense attorney who regularly represents clients facing domestic violence charges, I often hear variations of the same anguished statement: “I didn’t mean to hurt them.” It’s a deeply human reaction—the immediate regret following an incident that has spiraled out of control, leaving both the alleged…

City police in Hollywood are taking aim at those previously arrested for domestic violence, vowing beefed up penalties and scrutiny – up to and including unannounced, uninvited police checks on individual residences.  The Miami Herald reports the letter, an effort initiated by the city police department’s Domestic Violence Unit, is a way of…