[Gabz]

It was politically convenient only because there was no outcry of opposition.

[Orangedog]

It was politically convenient only because there was no outcry of opposition.

Of course there wasn't. Who in their right mind would oppose punishing louts and wife beaters? The problem is, 95% of the general public, men in particular, never thought these laws would be applied to anyone other than louts and wife beaters, let alone themselves.