But I do think when a man beats up a woman, for sheer physical strength he is a lot more likely to do a greater amount of damage. And the previous is the only serious injury from woman to man I personally ever heard of, while I know quite a few women who were badly beaten by their husbands, and a few had to leave to save their lives.
You forgot that women can use tools like knives for example. The second factor is that men are very hesitant to brag about being attacked by a wife or girlfriend and they are not eager to formally complain.
Firstly, they are filed without a hearing from both parties....wide open to abuse by an aggrieved party.
Secondly, the R. O. immediately deprives the other party from access to their home,posessions,vehicles,bank accounts, stock certificates,records,etc. The cited party has to call a police officer to escort them into their home and they are only allowed to garner a set of clothes and toilet articles.
Thirdly a R.O. deprives the named party from any contact with their children.
Fourthly, the R.O. demands that the named party surrender all firearms.
Finally the R.O. declares the named party guilty without a court hearing and is often used as a vehicle of vengence and asset stripping.
Let me give you an example I dealt with recently, a friend went to work a few Fridays ago , as he returned home he was stopped by the police and served the R.O, taken out by his wife that afternoon and signed by the judge at 4.30 pm.His wife was having an affair and stated that he appeared threatening one day a few months ago as he questioned her whereabouts.He could not go home, he could not see his children,by Monday his wife had cleaned his accounts and sold his stockholdings, by Tuesday her boyfriend had moved into his house, by Wednesday his mortgage payment was due,and so on,it took four weeks before a hearing before the Judge, who reversed her decision...too late, he was already ruined.
My experience the R.O. is abused beyond belief.