Toledo's Take Back the Night was held April 25, just three days before Barbara Swiergosz's estranged husband went looking for her at work at an Ottawa Hills nursing home, and held her hostage for hours.

For us news hounds, most of us are aware this is the second time within a month her husband-who-shall-not-be named (Harry Potter reference) took her hostage. In both cases he gave himself up and the incidents ended without loss of life.

 When journalists are dispatched to scenes like this, we expect the worst because we've seen the worst. Photojournalists on the scene, including myself, were obviously relieved when our photos documented a terrified, injured woman coming out in a bathrobe, and a handcuffed man escorted by 5 police officers, instead of body bags loaded into the coroner's van. 

   These kinds of spot news assignments are hard on our psyches, difficult for the families to read the next day, and sad reminders for all abused women, children and men who suffer at the hands of angry, violent, disturbed tormentors. 

   I can only hope there is a lock and key for those who can't control their anger and hurt.