[Alia]

Let me interject, here... I don't approve of physical violence, but I'll step up to the bat when necessary. And have done so. However, I did slap a woman once. She was starting to batter her kids; so I got in her face. She turned, and just to pay me back, hammered one of her own children. I went after her. Of course, there are those who argue "I should have called the police". No time to waste, is what I saw -- those kids were going to get hammered and quick! I enjoyed slapping (more of a punch) that woman. Hear Ye! Hear Ye!

Second scenario, and having trekked down the entire leviathan of feminist-defined DV -- perhaps JFK's "trivial slap", was a tad careless (the "trivial" part). You are male. Your wife is throwing plates through the window and at you. How do you stop her. I've seen and heard and listened to testimony of MANY men through a 20 year period of time, who spent "time" and because THEY WERE BEING ABUSED (physically) assaulted by the wife, and when they slapped or hit back -- WHAMO. Off to the clinker.

So this "slapping" stuff under the DV -- is screwy AND NEEDS CLARIFICATION. "Slapping" or "slapping in self-defense" or "slapping to halt the person from self-other inflicting harm".

To date, the "term" has been used to incarcerate and punish some pretty decent husbands.

I hate VAWA almost as much as I hate taxes.

[tacticalogic]

Your wife is throwing plates through the window and at you.

Anyone know why women have a thing for throwing breakables when they're mad?

[technochick99]

You certainly make some good points.