Ishmael
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A couple of threads I saw today got me thinking about "Domestic Violence". In almost all cases of domestic violence it's assumed that the initiator/perpetrator is the man and that the victim is always the woman. It just isn’t so.
In 1998, the latest year that all the figures are available for, the FBI reported that there were 2.1 million arrests made nationwide for ‘Domestic Violence’. 1.3 million of the victims were women. Leaving 800+ thousand of the victims being men. The FBI further reports that in follow up interviews with the victims, a full 20% of those claims made be the woman were false. The percentage for the men was less than 1%.
In 1993 when the “Violence Against Women” act was passed by congress it was hailed as a threshold event by all of the women’s groups nationwide. Finally the violent oppression of women by their partners would end. But low and behold, there was an unexpected consequence. More and more women were beginning to be arrested on ‘Domestic Violence’ charges.
The women’s groups went back to the state legislatures with cries that “They were only defending themselves”, or that “He provoked me into it” (long the cry of men that found themselves in the same position). So many of the state legislatures passed “initiator” laws. Basically laws in which the officer on the scene would ask certain questions and perform certain tests to determine who the initiator was. Regardless of who was the most injured. Once again, the arrests of women have kept rising. The women’s groups are still crying foul, even though it is now routine to have a female officer on the scene of ‘domestic violence’ calls.
According to the CDC, Mental Health Unit, 75% of all persons diagnosed with “Borderline Personality Disorders” are female. There is still some debate in the mental health community as to what BPD really is, but all seem to agree that it is a precursor to more serious mental stability problems.
It is also disingenuous to think that women are not subject to the same emotions and drives that motivate men? If they aren’t then that pulls the rug out from under the ‘equality’ argument.
Regardless, ‘Domestic Violence’ is an equal opportunity event. The only difference being that women are more likely to lie about it’s occurrence than men.
Ishmael
In 1998, the latest year that all the figures are available for, the FBI reported that there were 2.1 million arrests made nationwide for ‘Domestic Violence’. 1.3 million of the victims were women. Leaving 800+ thousand of the victims being men. The FBI further reports that in follow up interviews with the victims, a full 20% of those claims made be the woman were false. The percentage for the men was less than 1%.
In 1993 when the “Violence Against Women” act was passed by congress it was hailed as a threshold event by all of the women’s groups nationwide. Finally the violent oppression of women by their partners would end. But low and behold, there was an unexpected consequence. More and more women were beginning to be arrested on ‘Domestic Violence’ charges.
The women’s groups went back to the state legislatures with cries that “They were only defending themselves”, or that “He provoked me into it” (long the cry of men that found themselves in the same position). So many of the state legislatures passed “initiator” laws. Basically laws in which the officer on the scene would ask certain questions and perform certain tests to determine who the initiator was. Regardless of who was the most injured. Once again, the arrests of women have kept rising. The women’s groups are still crying foul, even though it is now routine to have a female officer on the scene of ‘domestic violence’ calls.
According to the CDC, Mental Health Unit, 75% of all persons diagnosed with “Borderline Personality Disorders” are female. There is still some debate in the mental health community as to what BPD really is, but all seem to agree that it is a precursor to more serious mental stability problems.
It is also disingenuous to think that women are not subject to the same emotions and drives that motivate men? If they aren’t then that pulls the rug out from under the ‘equality’ argument.
Regardless, ‘Domestic Violence’ is an equal opportunity event. The only difference being that women are more likely to lie about it’s occurrence than men.
Ishmael
