From: Dickey, Michael F (michael_f_dickey@groton.pfizer.com)
Date: Wed May 22 2002 - 13:16:15 MDT
Phil Osborn:
"Or, what about all the laws that virtually guarantee
that in a domestic dispute, it is the man who will be
sent to jail - even though the largest study to date,
involving some 20,000 couples, showed that the
majority of physical assaults in domestic violence
cases are instigated by women. When the researchers
examined the societal means provided to support
victims of domestic violence, they found that of the
tens of thousands of shelters, only 7 in the entire
U.S. would even accept men. "
The studies I have read about have shown that women initiate acts of
violence just as often as men do, but the repurcussions from male initated
violence is greater because men are, on average, stronger (note too
everyone, I did say 'on average')
Related articles -
HUSBAND ABUSE
from - http://www.townhall.com/columnists/Armstrongwilliams/aw20020319.shtml
"Last week, I began my column by observing that "one woman is battered every
15 seconds. What I neglected to mention was that the same study found that
"one man is battered every 14 seconds." In fact, most studies reveal that
men are attacked, clawed, beaten, shot and generally abused at equal - if
not slightly greater - rates than women."
"Even today, these gender myths continue to float around the zeitgeist. PMS,
battered wife syndrome and postpartum depression are all ways that society
continues to explain away a woman's aggressive impulses. Indeed, it is
telling that Sen. Joseph Biden's 1991 domestic violence legislation bore the
title, "Violence Against Women Act." Implicit, was the assumption that
domestic abuse is largely a response to male aggression. Ironically, many
feminist groups nurture those cultural myths that portray women as
victims.
Men are the expendable sex
from - http://www.free-market.net/rd/457405516.html
This is an interesting article about the sexist nature of many US policies.
The author points to the US draft as an example, and while he acknowledges
through quotes early on that the draft is not in force (and has not been
since the late 60's) he pushes it as a prime example of the discriminatory
nature of many government policies, arguing, effectively that men are the
'Expendable sex' "Equality between the sexes" says the author "boils down
to is ensuring that men and women have the same opportunities and control
over their own individual lives" Libertarians generally feel that government
laws should make no reference of sex at all (unless relating to biological
issues) less they actually become sexist. The author argues "But if we
maintain the status quo, men will continue to be viewed by women and
government as the "expendable" sex, the sex which may die to no great
consequence to the country's hearth and home,
or the lives of their families, their children. That second prospect is
especially frightening to those who view the
apparent marginalizing of fatherhood by the U.S. justice system and the near
holy state of single motherhood in recent decades (not to mention the
scientific advancement of cloning and somatic cell transfer as a means of
reproduction) as the signal of the end of the need for males on the Earth
(never mind that a man generally has more duties in his life than to produce
offspring... or fight wars)". Also of note are the authors over simplified
comments about the Vietnam conflict, Disregarding the draft focus of the
article and the comments about Vietnam, the author definitely makes some
valid points about many governments views on Men...
The cost of ignoring female abusers
from - http://www.ifeminists.com/introduction/editorials/2002/0205a.html
"Are female child abuse and domestic violence rare? Unfortunately not.
According to the US Department of Justice, 70% of confirmed cases of child
abuse and 65% of parental murders of children are committed by mothers. "
"California State Long Beach Psychology professor Martin Fiebert has
compiled and summarized 117 different studies with over 72,000 respondents
that found that most domestic violence is mutual and, in the cases where
there was only one abusive partner, that partner was as likely to be female
as male. "
Regards,
Michael
LEGAL NOTICE
Unless expressly stated otherwise, this message is confidential and may be privileged. It is intended for the addressee(s) only. Access to this E-mail by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not an addressee, any disclosure or copying of the contents of this E-mail or any action taken (or not taken) in reliance on it is unauthorized and may be unlawful. If you are not an addressee, please inform the sender immediately.
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.5 : Sat Nov 02 2002 - 09:14:16 MST