QRQ 30
02-15-2005, 11:57
Folks:
In my opinion there is no room in my world for domestic abuse or bullying. What bothers me is that in domestic abuse cases there is an almost universal presumption that the man is at fault. It is said that there are many cases of unreported rape because women don't want to be put through the hassle. Well, the same goes for abused men. Who wants to complain that they are abused by their spouses. Women who are cheated on are victims. Men who are cheated on are cuckolds. Women who are dominated by their spouses are victims. Men who are dominated by their spouses are "hen pecked". It has been that way through history.
When I was in the 10th they moved an E-8 Team Sergeant into a room in the barracks, literally under protective custody until they could ship his wife back to the States. The CQ had to check his room hourly to make sure he didn't go back home to his "loving wife." People had noticed various bruises and other signs but he never said a word. Finally he ended up in the dispensary with a broken arm. His wife broke it with a frying pan!! "A Jigs and Maggie" episode. The stuff cartoons were made of.
There is a huge campaign here in SC against domestic violence, but they only consider abused women. I'm not saying women aren't abused by their spouses, merely that probably 50% goes the other way also.
The shows are pure trash, but if any of you have watched Mauri Povich or Jerry Springer will have noticed that the majority of the beating and screaming and cursing comes from hog body and garbage mouthed women. I can't understand how anyone could be married to the behemouths.
Again I don't condone violence or bullying by either sex. I merely ask that both sides get equal billing.
In my opinion there is no room in my world for domestic abuse or bullying. What bothers me is that in domestic abuse cases there is an almost universal presumption that the man is at fault. It is said that there are many cases of unreported rape because women don't want to be put through the hassle. Well, the same goes for abused men. Who wants to complain that they are abused by their spouses. Women who are cheated on are victims. Men who are cheated on are cuckolds. Women who are dominated by their spouses are victims. Men who are dominated by their spouses are "hen pecked". It has been that way through history.
When I was in the 10th they moved an E-8 Team Sergeant into a room in the barracks, literally under protective custody until they could ship his wife back to the States. The CQ had to check his room hourly to make sure he didn't go back home to his "loving wife." People had noticed various bruises and other signs but he never said a word. Finally he ended up in the dispensary with a broken arm. His wife broke it with a frying pan!! "A Jigs and Maggie" episode. The stuff cartoons were made of.
There is a huge campaign here in SC against domestic violence, but they only consider abused women. I'm not saying women aren't abused by their spouses, merely that probably 50% goes the other way also.
The shows are pure trash, but if any of you have watched Mauri Povich or Jerry Springer will have noticed that the majority of the beating and screaming and cursing comes from hog body and garbage mouthed women. I can't understand how anyone could be married to the behemouths.
Again I don't condone violence or bullying by either sex. I merely ask that both sides get equal billing.