‘Why didn’t she just leave?’ and other good phrases to get men out of trouble

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'A second way to absolve sporting men of any responsibility for their violence against women is what I call the “Four Corners strategy”. This strategy, used on the TV show Four Corners earlier this year, says that, because footballers must put up with being bashed around on the footy field, the sport inevitably attracts men with “risk taker” personalities. This means they can’t be held responsible for bashing and raping women.
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This strategy works particularly well for men who haven’t been caught bashing or raping women before, because their behaviour can be written off as an “isolated incident”, or a mistake that was totally out-of-character. If Inglis can be persuaded to make a few contrite comments to the media this strategy should suffice. No one really wants to punish Inglis and make an example out him, especially with all his talent and the fortunes of the Storm at stake. Imagine if such a successful guy were to be made an example of! Men all over Australia would be given reason to think that their violence against women might actually have lasting consequences.'