Fifty years ago, the Common Sense was a 'king in his castle'. Over the span of this time, the progressives have programed the masses to think a certain way which severely limits males' rights. That's a Great Leap forward in totalitarian thinking, not fairness. It's politically correct and I see you've bitten hook, line and sinker. The law is shades of gray but not in certain, politically correct, "special" cases, oddly where the cops, the legal system and the jails make tons of money.
The USA has the highest per capita incarceration rate in the world, currently 40% higher than Russia. So have pride in our legal/incarceration system, Earthdweller. I think it a national disgrace and, quite frankly, our criminal justice personnel conduct themselves much more poorly than the citizens they arrest.
Fifty years ago, if a man hit his wife, her brother or father would make sure that so-called man would never consider hitting her again.