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NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) – Nashville’s emergency dispatchers are being trained to tell how serious it is when someone calls in with a report of domestic abuse.

When Metro Police respond to a domestic violence incident, the officers are trained to determine the kind of danger the victim is in so the abuse doesn’t eventually escalate to homicide. One of the questions they ask is “Has the person ever strangled you?”

The people who take the 911 call are being trained…