Gender Bias No Cure for Domestic Violence

	posted by Scott on Thursday October 25, @11:24AM from the domestic-violence dept.
	Claude Moreau sent in this article from the Seattle Times about domestic violence. It's an excellent refutation of myths about domestic violence, and was written by a female family law/domestic violence attorney. From the article: "Many male victims are ignored or ridiculed by a system that seems to recognize only female victims. When women are the abusers, they are more often than not given a pass. Recent cases with which I have personal experience involve men who have been hit, punched, gouged, choked and threatened with weapons by their spouses. Despite reports to police, none of the women were charged with crimes."

	Source: The Seattle Times [newspaper] Title: Gender bias no cure for domestic violence Author: Lisa Scott Date: October 24, 2001

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Contact Your Congressmen by Nightmist (nightmist@mensactivism.org) on Thursday October 25, @11:43AM EST (#1) (User #187 Info) http://www.jameshanbackjr.com I have forwarded the URL of this story to my senators. I suggest that everyone reading this do the same, and suggest that they take action to turn VAWA into something beneficial to ALL victims of domestic violence.

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