DieCommie said:

My wife has worked at domestic violence shelter for many years.  Two major demographics of abusers are police and hispanics.  Thats just how it is, macho/machismo culture.  When the police get called to the shelter, they are not even allowed in because of the probability they are an abuser looking for a woman taking shelter.  The crazy shit abusers do to keep the women under their control is crazy.




There should be stiffer penalties for physically violent abusers.  Statistics show they simply dont change no matter how you try to intervene.  They are a lost cause, raised rotten from the beginning.

johnm214 mentioned the similarities between a fight on the street and domestic violence, but they are quite different.  Domestic violence can involve a whole system of long term control and exploitation.  Domestic violence has things like theft, rape, torture, kidnapping, forced prostitution and indoctrination or brainwashing in addition to the common notion of beatings.  Also, keep in mind that children are often involved and victimized.  Many times the kids are exploited by the abuser as leverage against the woman.  He uses them against her in various fucked up ways.  So anyway, I could go on and on... You can see how domestic violence is a crime unique unto itself, diverse in its manifestations and frightening as hell.

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rodfarva said:

If your woman calls the cops you will prolly get cuffed and put in the car for an hour at the very least. Even if all that happens is she lies and says you threatend her with violence you can go to jail for a night.

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DieCommie said:

Two major demographics of abusers are police and hispanics. 

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