Newsday On Battered Men

	posted by Scott on Thursday August 24, @04:21PM from the domestic-violence dept.
	This article from Newsday attempts to dispel myths about battered men. I almost sense a tone of restraint from the article's message, but perhaps it will be more effective in that people might be more willing to accept the message. Any recognition of DV against men is worthwhile. Here's a good quote: "In many ways, it is much more difficult for the male victim of domestic violence because of the special stigma that attaches to being a battered man...Abused men also find it difficult to get out of violent relationships because they fear losing custody or even visitation with their children...they must often deal with ridicule as well as lack of understanding."

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Newsday on Battered Men (Score:1) by fritzc77 on Thursday August 24, @10:28PM EST (#1) (User #28 Info) Where did Liza N. Burby get the figure of 2-4 million battered women yearly? I thought this figure had been discredited, accepted only by journalists, without critical analysis, who are kowtowing to hardcore feminists(which unfortunately counts for most of the media today). Of course, no one should be physically abused(or verbally for that matter), but the very idea that Burby had to actually point out that the figure of 100,000 battered men shouldn't be ignored, is an indication that people ARE ignoring it, which is nothing short of a tragedy if you or someone you know is one of those 100,000. And if the 2-4 million battered women IS inflated, that also is a tragedy for the women who are actually abused.

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