Buried in the state laws is something along the line that police MUST arrest the principal aggressor,
I have seen that in a municipal law, but I have not seen it in a state law. I have also seen prosecutor offices use that enforcement model when there is nothing in the law about it.
The whole “domestic violence” concept has based on the idea of getting the government inside the family so as to remove men as necessary for a working family.
Yes, there was and is domestic abuse, but there has been the myth that it is perpetrated only by men against women.
It has gotten way out of hand. It is used as a political lever far too often. The cards are stacked against men in the courts.
Why even have domestic abuse laws? If a man beats up his wife that is assault. We already have laws for that. Food for thought.