Victim or abuser?

Submitted by Matt on Sat, 2008-01-19 05:23

Via Marc A. Article here. Excerpt:

'The statistics on male victims of domestic violence in heterosexual relationships show the instances are very low, she said, while acknowledging that men are much less likely to admit they are victims.

There are some studies, however, that claim the opposite.

Psychologist Martin S. Fiebert at California State University compiled a list of 491 studies that show that women are far more likely to be violent in a relationship than men, but the numbers of men willing to identify themselves as victims is very low.'

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(From the article) --

"The South Shore Women’s Resource Center offers help to women and men who want to file a 209A violence protection order. But, oftentimes, Program Director Cathy Spears said, men who claim they have been victimized are actually the abusers.

“Sometimes women in those situations may react more aggressively, as a way to protect themselves,” Spears said. “Many times women are identified as the aggressor, when in reality, they are protecting themselves.”

Ah, now I get it!

Women's violence is always excusable as being defensive or self-protective.

Men's responses to women's violence is assault and battery.

"...when in reality..." means: whatever the woman says.

That is the law, and do not forget it.

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Submitted by Roy on Sat, 2008-01-19 16:22