Way back in 1973 (when wife abuse was just becoming a public issue) we were taught in a college sociology class, by a female professor, that statistically, women are actually responsible for the majority of and most violent domestic abuse. That women are the most violent was rather easy to understand, because being physically weaker, they are more likely to pick up a weapon of some sort. She said it was under-reported because men don’t publicize that they’re getting beat up until it gets them sent to an ER.
Anyone over 50 certainly remembers the cartoons, comedic plays and movies, etc. where the wife is waiting with a rolling pin, frying pan, etc. to bash her misbehaving husband. In those days, MEN were taught to NEVER strike a woman!
Perhaps the increased frequency of wife abuse nowadays is an unintended consquence of Feminism?
I know this is a sensitive issue, but I wanted to say something. I think the thread was funny, but wanted to respond to your post.
Women are the sole agressor in over 70% of cases in which one party is hurt. The DOJ reports that over 40% of domestic violence injuries are to men, but does not include the numbers of male victims after they have been incarcerated, because they are not considered victims.
Studies (And yes, I’ll look for them, one was performed on military personnel, I believe on a military base), have shown that women are 3 times more likely (I think 77%) to use a weapon and males are likely to use a weapon I believe (24%) as found by the study, as women use weapons to make up for their lesser size/physique.
While violence against women is just as that against horrible men, people should not pick a side and continue to allow Government to destroy families by using gender warfare.
(Separate Study) IIRC over 60% of women in battered women shelters admit that they were never hurt, but were in fact looking for the get out of marriage free card so to speak. DV against women isn’t prosecuted in general, because it doesn’t pay. And when you look to what the “Justice” system generally fights, look no further than your wallet, and the war on drugs. (I happen to believe most drugs should be outlawed, by state, but leave that to states to decide).
There isn’t an excuse to hit your spouse, unless defending yourself from being hit. I’m personally aware of 4 divorces in which a woman falsely accused a man of being beaten to sweeten her deal in divorce, thankfully two of those were let off completely for no grounds, and one sadly pled to a lesser crime, but thankfully will be ok.
I’m sick of government playing to racial, gender and class warfare. They won’t stop unless it stops making them money.
That’s just my opinion...