I KNOW this is off topic. Forgive me or don't. I'm posting it anyway because it's THAT important

It's 3AM. I'm sitting here wide awake and worried sick. I don't know where Kim is or when she'll be back. And it's nothing I've done....

Kim's niece Nick has been living with her boyfriend and their 2 year-old daughter. Ed is not a very nice person. He won't get a job. He has a cookie on the side. He HAS a police record...for domestic violence. He belittles and insults Nick. And he hits her. Tonight he hit her, HARD. Hard enough her jaw is swollen and she can barely talk.

Time after time Nick has made excuses for his behavior. She's left, only to go back, over and over because she "loves him". She says her family is to blame for "interfering" because they are all worried sick about her, AND her daughter. Tonight marked the point of no return. Kim called the police BEFORE her niece ends up in a body bag. Meanwhile, Nick is STILL making excuses.

If you know someone in a similar situation. Find a way to get them help. If you are in a situation GET OUT. If you are doing stuff like this yourself, get help NOW. The situation won't get better by itself, only worse. It's EVERYBODY'S business... Break the cycle TODAY.