*Trigger Warning* Gabby's Heartbreaking Selfie (Patreon)

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If you have never followed the Gabby Petito case, I have a playlist for you: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0cYrgj38mhrwg2nslIviEUef84qE_sKc 

This is so sad. Gabby Petito's injuries that day (August 12th, 2021) were worse than we thought (and that's not counting the devasting emotional and psychological damage she endured) and 15 days later, she was murdered by the guy who the police decided was the victim in the scenario. 

The lead cop at the scene, Eric Pratt, has been accused of domestic violence himself, which makes me feel even more sad for Gabby. It did feel like she fawned, as we say (survival responses include fight, flight, freeze, fawn, dissociate)... and may have felt powerless in the situation. I'm still waiting to see if they will ever release the female park ranger's bodycam - why is that such a secret? We've discussed this all at length before - Brian may have killed her THAT day if the cops didn't stop them, for all we know. But I hope that this case also helps law enforcement to know that sometimes you need to read the room, and not just the words coming out of someone's mouth- Gabby was crying, breathing heavily, and had visible injuries. Brian was high fiving and smiling, and cracking jokes. So even though she was saying "she hit him first, she is at fault", as we saw with Courtney Clenney's victim, the victim often apologizes for and covers up for the abuser, even taking the blame. 

Here's the article about the accusations against him: https://www.foxnews.com/us/lead-cop-gabby-petito-911-lead-cop-accused-domestic-violence-himself 

To think that Brian was escorted to the Bowen Motel and Gabby was left with her van after this DV incident still makes me angry and sad today. DV can eventually chip away at one's self worth so much that there is a strong sense of codependence, as we saw here. When Gabby's parents asked her to come home, told her that they would book her a flight, that she should leave the van and get out of there and away from HIM, she said everything was okay, and she was going to continue the trip. She was committed to the dream, the hard work they had put in to convert that van together, and thought it would get better (and she would've feared him too). And sadly, as we see in DV cases, it never gets better. One needs to find a safe way to leave and if you have family support and help to get out, take up the opportunity. I hope that Gabby's story will help many people get out before it's too late. 

Thank you for being here. 

Love and respect, 

Gisela.