Hey Meanies,
Now don't think that only women go through domestic violence. Yes there's a larger percentage of women but the other percentage are men. Many men are intimidated not to report the abuse because they feel ashamed. Men are taught from a young age to be strong and tough. Just like women, men may also choose to stay for the children. They believe if they stay the children won't fall victims to the abuser.
Believe it or not men that are abused don't get help like how women do that are abused. There are laws covering women involved in domestic abuse but none are for men. If men reported the abuse they would be questioned if they initiated the situation. Karen Gillhespy for 13 yrs was an a abuser. She broke her husband ribs, ripped his hair out, scratched him, bit him, beat him with a bat, and kicked him. He never fought back and never filed charges. When she told her story people said she was the victim and that her husband had to have done something wrong for her to do those things.
The state doesn't know how to handle men being battered by women. There are resources for women that seems to be saving men lives meaning less men are being killed by the women they abused but shouldn't they at least try to put in place such programs for men to see if it can be effective in preventing murders of women ?
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