REVISE RESTRAINING ORDERS.(PERSPECTIVE)

Byline: KATHLEEN PARKER

What's worse than being falsely accused of domestic violence -- locked out of your house, denied contact with your children, disbelieved? Only this: to be a victim of domestic violence without protection, with no place to go but home to the abuser.

So the story of domestic violence unfolds from both sides. One, usually the man, claims to be the victim of false accusations; the other, usually the woman, claims to be a victim of violence.

The two sides create a conundrum for lawmakers and judges: How do we protect the innocent without battering the rights of the falsely accused? What is the truth?

The problem is that …