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pendy · 09-09-2004, 11:50

To be fair, reporting of such items is usually slanted, if not downright biassed. Unfortunately Law Reports don't sell magazines and newspapers - if you read the actual trial report/transcript, things may seem rather different.

That said, there have been women who have been jailed for long terms for finally snapping and killing a husband who has abused them/their children for years. It's only in the last few years that the authorities (largely the police) have taken domestic violence seriously, and not all of them do now. AND, sorry, but it is a fact, the vast majority of domestic violence is carried out by men on women. Perhaps some people out there think that stories like the one that started this thread are simply redressing the balance.

09-09-2004, 11:50	#18
pendy Resting in peace Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: London/Oswaldtwistle Posts: 1,123 Liked: 0 times Rep Power: 910	Re: Equal rights - but only when it suits? To be fair, reporting of such items is usually slanted, if not downright biassed. Unfortunately Law Reports don't sell magazines and newspapers - if you read the actual trial report/transcript, things may seem rather different. That said, there have been women who have been jailed for long terms for finally snapping and killing a husband who has abused them/their children for years. It's only in the last few years that the authorities (largely the police) have taken domestic violence seriously, and not all of them do now. AND, sorry, but it is a fact, the vast majority of domestic violence is carried out by men on women. Perhaps some people out there think that stories like the one that started this thread are simply redressing the balance.