One in Three (or One in Two): The untold story of male victims of family/domestic violence

[4c4sale]

This is a seriously undertold story, and this website is a good place to learn the truth about the staggering number of male victims of domestic abuse in Australia:

http://www.oneinthree.com.au/

Men are MUCH less likely (three times less likely it seems) to report being battered and attacked by their female partners than women who are attacked by men, and further, men have less support if they do speak out.

Men may face scorn, derision and disbelief when they report being abused.

If one considers the vastly lower reporting of these incidents by men, and combines this with the higher number of women who abuse children, it arises that women - not men - are the majority domestic abusers in Australia, Great Britain and the United States.

Time to start spreading this truth, and working for change on BOTH sides of the gender equation.

[4c4sale]

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@polksaladallie wrote:

No, my maths was wrong  (old age).  One every 14.5 days.  And NOT a partner to partner situation.

"And this topic is about the fact that there is significant violence against males"

Not in a partner to partner situation. 

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One in three or one in two not significant? 

Very troubling to see attitudes like this.

[katydidthat]

It would be interesting to find the source of that 75 ...

[siggie-reported-by-alarmists]

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@siggie-reported-by-alarmists wrote:

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@am*3 wrote:
Homicides
• For the period July 2008 and June 2010, there were 510 homicide incidents recorded of which 122 were intimate partner homicides (Chan A & Payne J 2013, p.5). Women made up the large majority of these victims (73%; n=89) (p.19).

http://www.adfvc.unsw.edu.au/PDF%20files/Fast_Facts_9.pdf

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That would mean in the two year period 33 were men..... and we don't know if they were killed by a man or women.

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Theses are the correct figures polks... the correct figure was 33.... not the 75 quoted by the OP.

[polksaladallie]

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@4c4sale wrote:

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@polksaladallie wrote:

No, my maths was wrong  (old age).  One every 14.5 days.  And NOT a partner to partner situation.

"And this topic is about the fact that there is significant violence against males"

Not in a partner to partner situation. 

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One in three or one in two not significant? 

Very troubling to see attitudes like this.

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Huh?

You are talking about all violence, I am talking about partner to partner violence, which is what most posters here are referring to.

[yaryarde]

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@thegoblinswillgetu wrote:

Are you not troubled by women violently assaulting men, thus causing serious injury and death?

Are you?

I am troubled by many things.

But if I listed them all here, we wouldn't be on topic now would we.

But I will say hypocrisy would be high on that list.

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Boy, that must leave you feeling really conflicted.

[thegoblinswillgetu]

I saw this poster's comment as truthful, but as I find women's majority abuse of men quite troubling, thought it  good opportunity to suggest an alternative way to direct women's assaultive impulses.

In retrospect, however, I feel that Plushy Pans would be a better idea.

Wiffle is actually pretty hard.

Nice try 4c.

I especially like "way to direct women's assaultive impulses".

That's a stretch don't you think?

No, you thought the original comment was funny and responded accordingly.

Admit it, you're human.

Nothing to be ashamed of my friend.

[4c4sale]

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@polksaladallie wrote:

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@4c4sale wrote:

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@polksaladallie wrote:

No, my maths was wrong  (old age).  One every 14.5 days.  And NOT a partner to partner situation.

"And this topic is about the fact that there is significant violence against males"

Not in a partner to partner situation. 

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One in three or one in two not significant? 

Very troubling to see attitudes like this.

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Huh?

You are talking about all violence, I am talking about partner to partner violence, which is what most posters here are referring to.

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The topic is men as victims of domestic abuse.

[ruloinfovoter · Accepted solution]

Well, here's what the topic is about and where the every 10 days comes from:

Here:

"Source: ABS 2010; AIC NHMP 1989–90 to 2009–10 [computer file]

The representation of male and female homicide victims varies depending on the type of homicide (see Table 10). Throughout 2008–09 and 2009–10, 194 victims were killed by an offender with whom they shared a principal domestic relationship, of which close to two in five (n=75; 39%) of these victims were male, while approximately three in five (n=116; 61%) were female. 39% of 194 is 75."

Oh and this is in Australia!!!

[4c4sale]

Thank you, Step.

I'm also going to ask folks to stay on topic please.

Thanks!

[siggie-reported-by-alarmists]

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@siggie-reported-by-alarmists wrote:

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@siggie-reported-by-alarmists wrote:

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@am*3 wrote:
Homicides
• For the period July 2008 and June 2010, there were 510 homicide incidents recorded of which 122 were intimate partner homicides (Chan A & Payne J 2013, p.5). Women made up the large majority of these victims (73%; n=89) (p.19).

http://www.adfvc.unsw.edu.au/PDF%20files/Fast_Facts_9.pdf

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That would mean in the two year period 33 were men..... and we don't know if they were killed by a man or women.

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Theses are the correct figures polks... the correct figure was 33.... not the 75 quoted by the OP.

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I will also point out during that period 89 women were killed...... I wonder how many had children.... still asking for mum.

These were Australian daughters, mother, aunts and sisters.....