Do women believe that men are also victims of domestic violence?

Question

"The most recent large-scale study of domestic violence was conducted by Harvard researchers and published in the American Journal of Public Health. The study, which surveyed 11,000 men and women, found that, according to both men's and women's accounts, 50 percent of the violence in their relationships was reciprocal (involving both parties). In those cases, the women were more likely to have been the first to strike. Moreover, when the violence was one-sided, both women and men said women were the perpetrators about 70 percent of the time. "


http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jul/14/a-domestic-violence-victim/

Answer 1

I think most women believe men are able to be victims of dv. I also think the reason why women strike first is because no ever says "You can't hit him, he's a boy" and there are far fewer organizations dedicated to male victims...not to mention hardly any shelters.



I think there are many solutions to this problem, but much lies within the idea socially that males are rarely victims. I think many recognize this easily independently, but few are willing to talk about it. While some may say "well the victims just need to voice the issue, press charges, etc." This is often easier said than done. There is still a huge social and legal stigma....unless a VAMA has been created recently.



It is quite sad we belittle the writers in this case. Do the statistics really matter? Are they part of the question? No. The question is "do men experience domestic violence", the answer is yes. By denying this or attempting to turn this into a fact based conversation rather than one of simple recognition of the issue, only concludes validation of violence against men. It is well known the Justice Department does not see all cases. If this were about rape you would be up in arms about those who are too scared to report it (which happens). Why the hypocrisy?

Answer 2

And this is why most normal people hate feminists:



"The article was written by Glenn Sacks. It was in the Washington Times. The W Times is the equivalent to the UK Guardian. I have read the study and it does not come to the same conclusion as Sacks. The authors disagree with him.



Some women are perps. It is no where near 50%-70%. If you quit making up facts then maybe we can arrive at some solutions."



There have been literally hundreds of studies from the last few decades that come to the exact same conclusion, you are the equivalent of a Holocaust denier, and should be treated as such.



http://www.csulb.edu/~mfiebert/assault.htm



Suck it, moron.

Answer 3

The 70% figure is high, because it includes younger women (late teens) who skew the averages upward. But, yes, most everyone knows now that IPV is close to 50-50.



@ProfessorC: The DoJ figures only account for instances in which police are notified. Not a majority of cases at all. Research goes well beyond police-reported instances.



As always, remember that statistics do not help you if you are the one taking the punch.

Answer 4

I don't know what the true statistic are because 9 out of 10 times a man does not report the abuse out of a different kind of shame than a woman.

But I know for a fact that men are also abused by women, emotionally and physically.

Answer 5

Yes men are sometimes the victums of domestic violence. Women are less likely to get charged/blamed for this act.



And I think those numbers are wrong.

Answer 6

Clearly feminists do not really believe it. How else would they support the Violence Against Women Act?

Answer 7

It's really sad. Women can beat the crap out of men and get away with it, while a man will go to jail simply for defending himself against her.

Answer 8

Yes.



I know that males are victims of domestic violence. They are just less likely to be taken seriously if they report it to police, and they are not likely to report it in the first place.

Answer 9

Yeah it's funny how only women have shelters for stuff like that.



AND, in a domestic violence call, police pretty much just arrest the man by default. No matter who perpetrated it. I can't really think of anything more insulting and sexist. Violation of freedom due to sexism. Not good at all.



There's a good chance men would just get laughed at if they reported it, anyway.



I've read multiple studies that show that women not only perpetrate the violence a bit more than half of the time. They are also WAY more likely to use a weapon. But, feminism and women in general will do everything they can to keep this information from being spread. It tarnishes their, propaganda driven, image of default female innocence.



The proof will by shown by the thumbs down

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Answer 10

Funny how feminists now complain about the high figures reflecting the number of female abusers... but they had NO problem when feminist groups were lying about numbers, claiming men were perps 95% of the time.... typical double standards.

Answer 11

That is unbelievable..a man being bashed by a woman.

Answer 12

I've always believed it, the majority of woman not so much..

Answer 13

The sane ones do.



TD from the haters and denyers. Some people have no shame...

Answer 14

Yes, they do.



Cheers :-)

Answer 15

Not really...





BD

Answer 16

The article was written by Glenn Sacks. It was in the Washington Times. The W Times is the equivalent to the UK Guardian. I have read the study and it does not come to the same conclusion as Sacks. The authors disagree with him.



Some women are perps. It is no where near 50%-70%. If you quit making up facts then maybe we can arrive at some solutions.