Huggins

Lets keep this a discussion about a problem and it's solutions, rather than an excuse for the gutless to take swipes at people who you don't think anyone will defend.

Solving the problem includes fully understanding it. It is now comprehensively proven that most DV is reciprocal, meaning that it occurs as a part of arguments between couples that become over-heated. Therefore, simply asking him to stop being violent will achieve little. Both participants need to learn skills to resolve conflicts more peacefully. Furthermore, the tendency of the mob to rush to the defence of female participants and to gang-up on him also becomes a weapon that many women will misuse.

Twenty years ago, discussion of racial issues in Australia was polluted by people who wanted to misinterpret the opinions of others. in order to look down upon them. What a shame some people haven't moved so far on gendered debates.

Haha Huggins you're getting pretty silly. The quote from me is actually on your side. A sarcastic smart ass comment to James.

I don't know what women are whingeing about i get a fair flogging pretty often.

Thanks Holy I didnt realize you were being a ""sarcastic smartass"", very helpful. All I can say from the coments from Men here is that Im glad White Ribbon Day is here for the good Men to support.

Of course we shoud work together to stamp out ALL violence BUT stopping lowlifes bashing Woman would be a great start. Its only my opinon I know but thats what this sights about, isnt it?

With respect to the efforts of the WRD mob in trying to engage males, I reckon it is a complete waste of bloody time. Really, in the 1980’s it was said that 1 in 3 females would experience violence from a male in their lifetime; in the 1990’s the same; in the past decade the same and all through the next decade it will be the same. This is despite squillions of taxpayer dollars being spent on campaigns and violence industry conferences at holiday locations on the international circuit, with the stated purpose of reducing violence against women.

Frankly, I can’t see the point of telling me mates to stop battering their missusus. It is not going to change anything. With the current trend things will still be the same in the year 3000. It will still be “1 in 3 women…” printed on the posters produced for the Office for the Status of Women even after squillions more have been spent. I in 3 seems to be a constant that not even Einstein could explain if he was still around.

One thing that isn’t constant is the cost of domestic violence to the community. The direction that is going in is always up. A couple of years ago Access Economics calculated it at $8 billion dollars per annum. Now I hear a guy on radio (named Dr Washer) telling us that it is costing us $13billion dollars per annum. I guess at that rate a push or shove has got to be worth a least a few grand…a raised voice, does anybody know?

roscop,

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