Commentary Domestic abuse is a terrible cycle. Victim advocates say it takes an average of seven events before the injured person tries to leave an abusive situation for good. The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence estimates nearly 20 people are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States every minute. Over the course of one year, that would amount to 10 million women—and, yes, men too. So, it’s important to tell you about an invaluable free service for victims that helps ensure abusers are more likely to be punished. It’s especially necessary now because of the steep rise in these crimes during the pandemic’s forced isolation. The idea is to give victims a way to secretly document abuse so offenders can be more easily prosecuted. The idea was the brainchild of the late Susan Murphy-Milano, who endured years of violence by her father. He was a decorated detective …