Self defense? That isn't an excuse. It's a legally accepted reason.
If she's riding in the car with you, and she's stepping on an imaginary brake while you drive, all bets are OFF.
Not funny.
On a serious note, the term "rule of thumb" comes from the English common law where it was legal to beat your wife, as long as the stick wasn't any thicker than your thumb.
Hoax.
And, for the record, I feel about wife beaters the same way that Sonny Corleone did when he caught his brother in law beating his sister.
What about women who abuse their husbands, then use an openly rigged familiy court system to get away with it.
“What about women who abuse their husbands, then use an openly rigged familiy court system to get away with it.”
I guess it takes all kinds to make up the human race, but I can’t even imagine why a man sticks around a woman who abuses him, but I see it all the time, albeit verbal abuse. He should walk away. Don’t give her the time of day.