Been reading up quite a bit on this.

Help for Battered Men

Its becoming very apparent to me that there is a BIG gap in our legal systems

If a wife or gf in a relationship, physically abuses the man, they seem to always get away with it OR land the man in prison if they try to stop them

A few good stories that back this up:
Abused Men Speak Out - Battered Men Experiences

I think this is a huge problem, because most guys, love there partner and would never want to hurt them, so trying to stop them from physically hurting them is what I guess most of them try to do as an immediate action

Its unfair that so many got sent to jail or got the children taken away and restraining orders against them from there abusive partners

On the flip side (because I am open minded)

I can see that the amount of men who abuse there partners is alot higher, so the police and the courts could see it as the man trying to say he was 'acting' in self defence to try escape worse punishments

But I think if the man is injuried (bruises, cuts etc) and the wife/gf is fine, then its rediculous to think that there the ones getting sentenced

This is a major problem, what do you think?

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This is why I don't believe in things like Women's shelters. ;x

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'I have been verbally and psychologically battered and abused, I've been threatened with bodily harm, I've been threatened to be shot right between the eyes, I've been kicked in the groin, I've had to watch while my ex sexually molested my daughter and not dare interfere for fear of retaliation.'

Because, If he had tried to stop her, he would have been hurt then be in jail and his daughter would be in her custody

Fair huh?

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I can't say I have a lot of sympathy for a man that gets beat up by his wife, man up ffs.

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GodSaveTheSuperHotFemale
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Somewhat related. I remember reading about a sexual harassment case where the man filed the claim against his female boss. He was laughed out of the room.

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At my school, I heard a teacher say, "It's a good thing we make boys read. Their not very smart and all they do is football." Sexism against men is completely ignored because everyone focuses on sexism against women, which has mostly died out.

It's a double standard, much like that between blacks and whites. Unfortunately, these double standards will never go away.

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11/4/08 - National Epic Fail Day

Sometimes you love your partner and dont want to hurt them even if they want to hurt you

Its like if your granma hit you, you wouldnt knock her out

Yeah its pretty bad aye, I think the guy CAN win but he has to do it in a very specfic way

Talking to doctor about it, so they know whats happening
Taking Photographs of broken objects and injuries
Making a report on everything thats happened
Talking to a helpline so they can guide him through the process

where a women just calls the police and BAM, its done

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So battered women shouldnt get out of an abusive household? Also, there are Mens shelters around, if thats what youre reffering to.



I think society needs to keep up with the times, men can be victims aswell as women. I agree, this probably will never change, but the more people who speak up about it, it can only do good for the cause.

Speak for yourself.

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are you single? virgin?

lol

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That guy deserves the bullet between the eyes for being such a spineless prick. And I would say that if the situation were vice versa, so don't accuse me of sexism.

But yes, I think abuse towards men is overlooked a lot. Then again, I'd say the primary abuse men suffer is more likely psychological, which is overlooked in women, too, since it's very difficult to prove legally.

I don't see why people who are abused, especially if it's true that guys can't stand up for themselves without risking legal trouble, don't just video tape it. Can't argue with video.

~Maggot

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This is why you never marry women that are taller than you and have a deeper voice.

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The lack of attention to psychological abuse suffered by both genders in situations like this is heart wrenching. I partly blame it on male "need" to be tough and all that.

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I think it's disgusting that there's so much emphasis on them.
Also, I believe if a girl hits a guy, that guy should smack her right back.

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