Domestic violence: the men hit back
Dorset County Council has closed a women's refuge, to the disgust of the Daily Mail, because it does not cater for men.
It intends to use the money saved to provide an "outreach service" for both men and women in their homes.
The Mail sees the decision as political correctness. But perhaps it is really statistical correctness, for the figures show that men as well as women can be the subject of domestic abuse. The campaign group Parity won a success last year when with the aid of the Statistics Authority it persuaded the Crown Prosecution Service to desist from claiming that the "overwhelming" majority of victims were women.
Home Office surveys show that 42 per cent of domestic violence is against men. But many organisations, including the Home Office itself, the Equality and Human Rights Commission, and the Conservative Party, persist in believing that women are the only victims. Dorset seems to have broken the mould - for which it maybe deserves credit, not criticism
maleAdvocate (not verified) wrote,
Tue, 04/08/2009 - 18:33
The question is; are men equally deserving of services as a male victim of female perpetrated domestic violence as a woman is deserving of services?
At what percentage point do men become deserving? 10%20%40%60%?
Universally family violence researchers consistently demonstrate a 50/50%, after all women are people as well as men. Women do get angry and kill.
See this site if you have any doubts;
http://www.csulb.edu/~mfiebert/assault.htm
SUMMARY: This bibliography examines 254 scholarly investigations: 199 empirical studies and 55 reviews and/or analyses, which demonstrate that women are as physically aggressive, or more aggressive, than men in their relationships with their spouses or male partners. The aggregate sample size in the reviewed studies exceeds 252,800.
If women are deserving of equal pay for equal work are men equally deserving of equal services as a victim of domestic violence?
Earl
Lisa Moore (not verified) wrote,
Wed, 02/09/2009 - 17:51
My brother Randy Ferguson was murdered by his wife in 2006 after apparently arguing all day. She shot him twice in the head. My brother was a victim of domestic violence for several years. She verbally abused him and in the end lost his life. In society we do not recognize that men are also victims of domestic violence. My brothers 4 year old daughter witnessed this murder. My husband and I adopted her. I live in Washington State and will be having one of the first domestic violence support groups for Men. They need to have a voice. I wanted so much for my brother to leave his marriage. He knew it was over and yet I know he stayed because of his only daughter Alison. I know he was ashamed and I want to change that. I want to help empower men to speak out, reach out for help.
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