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To: ScottinVA
If my daughter`s husband hit her, there`d be no need for cops or reports (aside from the missing persons variety). And I am dead-on serious about that. Any “man” who abuses his wife is not a man at all.

And you certainly should be within your Common Sense rights to protect and defend the honor of your daughter. However, you;d certainly break the law and, if caught, would go to prison, not jail.

Why would all these laws against violence towards women begin? Because of a significant problem of violence against women mostly by the male population who served in WWII. Almost all males in the USA served in WWII. A lot of these males abused their wives because that was an accepted behavior. Accepted by society, the legal system and religions. So, these guys, these heros of WWII, were actually the perpetuators of domestic violence; there's no other demographic.

I submit these heros were "men" even though they unfortunately beat their women. The law has changed that since the 50's and 60's, but it doesn't take away from the fact that many of these very strong and courageous men promoted domestic abuse. They were "men" and courageous men to boot.

Our society has been reprogrammed. A Great Leap Forward. However, the shades of innocence or guilt contain no Common Sense anymore. Just Zero Tolerance and corresponding huge revenue for the state.

109 posted on 06/12/2012 5:53:35 AM PDT by Zuben Elgenubi
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To: Zuben Elgenubi

Well, that’s an interesting spin... attributing the abuse problem in previous generations to experiences in WWII. I have known in my life many WWII veterans, combat and not, and not one of them has raised a hand to his wife. The fact it was “accepted behavior” in some quarters doesn’t legitimize it, just as the concept of homosexual “marriage” bears no greater legitimacy than it did in the 1950s.

You’re giving rationale to this type of behavior, regardless of how you might try to express it. That type of approach to marital resolution would be more welcome in a hellhole like Pakistan.


111 posted on 06/12/2012 6:07:08 AM PDT by ScottinVA (Buying Drain-O requires photo I.D... yet voting doesn't???)
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To: Zuben Elgenubi

That’s a disgusting slur against the brave men who served in WWII.


114 posted on 06/12/2012 7:51:15 AM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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