I haven’t had any dealings with the police- too scared- but have had same reaction from people I mentioned things to over the years. It hurts! Why don’t you just leave? Well initially I had no clue it was abuse or even that he was really like he is. I thought peas just the drink and he was a good man and I loved him. Then it was because we had children and I still wasn’t sure he was Bad or that I could cope on my own. Then it was money, confidence and ill health. I gave up. Now I’m back to money and health. Everyone is different. I’ve never been confident, always been shy. But that’s what they look for. The police should know that, l’m glad I didn’t go to the police reading your posts. This is hard enough to deal with as it is . Stay strong and good luck