Women Abusing Men Arrrested

Good news . . . or sort'a good news.  At least some of the authorities are beginning to notice that their local statistics of female to male domestic abuse are beginning to match the national statistics of the Centers for Disease Control -- data showing that 30 percent of domestic violence is directed toward men by women, rather than the other way around.

A recent article in the Ukiah Daily Journal in California quotes Mendocino County District Attorney Meredith Lintott saying, "We're definitely seeing an uptick."  Overall, there were 248 arrests on suspicion of inflicting corporal injury on a spouse between January 2009 to August of this year, with about 36 percent of those arrested being women.

Captain Kurt Smallcomb of the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office said, "A lot of our calls for service are mutual combat situations.  We look at who is the responsible party, who is the most aggressive."

Now if we could only get all law enforcement agencies to be so level-handed.

The other good news in this article is that the local domestic violence shelter, run by Project Sanctuary, provides services for both women and men.

Progress is slow, but it's moving forward.  What kind of domestic violence service is provided in your town by the authorities?  It is fair?  Comment below.

 

Comments

[Lynn Melville]

O-o-h, Enrique. If I had a dollar for every story I've heard or read about the police arresting the wrong abuser, I wouldn't be rich, but I could sure pay for a ticket to fly to a vacation spot.

Since you have pictures of previous incidents of physical abuse, I'm hoping you have a good attorney who can help you.

You might get some help by calling the National Domestic Abuse Hotline for Men and Women -- 1-888-743-5754.

Also, Harry Crouch, the director of the California Men's Centers in San Diego, might be able to help -- 1-619-231-1909.

[Enrique Garcia]

That's a good step, here in Monterey CA is not happening,I was the one with the visible injury I did not even touch her and i was arrested just because she called 911 and said she was scare of me because of my culture even after I told the police that I had pictures of previous incidents like when she threw boiling water at me causing a 3rd degre burn on my arm. Now im facing dv charges.