Evidence

Absence is often mistaken for nothingness, non-existence,
not-thereness.  It is none of those things.  It is physical and
palpable, as real as anything felt with the hands and skin, with the
added sensation of longing or pain.  The attached emotion is the only
difference between absence and presence, and so the un-involved are
unaware of its existence.  Sometimes, rarely, we catch a glimpse of
absence through a special lens, even when we are not linked to the
emotional tie.  In these pictures we are made part of the secret and
the feeling, and will see and feel the absence as surely as though we
were there when it became.
It is a privileged view, one I have often had in my career, and is to
be treated with respect.

Words by Barbara Butcher, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, NYC

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Founded in 1992, WATCH is a court monitoring and judicial policy non-profit located in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  WATCH works to make the justice system more responsive to crimes of violence against women and children, focusing on greater safety for victims of violence and greater accountability for violent offenders. WATCH became part of The Advocates for Human Rights in July 2019.