STOP MALE ABUSE

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.

 

ABUSIVE WIVES HURT IRISH MEN

I just caught a recent article in the Irish Central newspaper, reporting that in 2009, a record number, over 3,600 calls, were made to Amen, a support organization in Ireland, for male victims of domestic abuse, according to the organization's annual report.

Morethan 25 percent of callers described incidents of physical abuse, while 35 percent experienced verbal abuse and 38 percent reported psychological abuse.

David Ring, Amen's chairman, stated that, "Most men react by staying silent.  Often this silence is encouraged by the fear of ridicule and the realization that it is unlikely his partner will be evicted."

What do you think about this?  Share your comments below.