“Even with my first wife, I was never a “hitter”. But “physical force” could be pretty broadly defined to include the action of husbands AND wives in most marriages at one time or another, especially in their younger years.
My ex pushed me so hard in the chest once tht she fell backwards on her butt. If that had been on camera and I had pressed misdemeaner domestic abuse charges and she was convicted, she could never own a gun.
But maybe this involves more serious physical force”
No, see this is what ya’ll don’t apparently understand. I’ve been harping on this law for years and what folks think is that I approve of hitting and abusing women. Which is BS but really I don’t care. Kinda like being called a racist, I just don’t give a crap.
You see, when your wife pushed you and then fell back hitting her butt, then you were guilty of domestic violence. If she had called the police. When the cops got there, someone was going to jail. And it would have been you. Then you’re in the system. And the cops and courts have a hard-on for “wife beaters” don’t ya know.
Like you.........
I’ve gotten the same crap you have; ie, that I’m in favor of smacking women around.
Never have, don’t see any reason to.
The VAWA is plainly unconstitutional for many reasons, and it strips men of a whole lot of rights, starting with due process and ending with their rights to own guns. The entire premise of the law is hostile to the US Constitution, starting from the notion that the federal government has anything to say about simple criminal behavior outside their jurisdiction. There’s no interstate commerce going on here. There’s no protected class. There’s no Fourteenth Amendment issue. The Federal government has no interest or power over this issue, if we read the Constitution as strict constructionists.
Well, my solution to this situation is to tell young men “Opt out. The cows want to give free milk, no money down, so take them up on their offer.”
Today, the only reason to get married is to have children. If young men don’t want children (and most don’t now, for obvious reasons), then don’t get married. Don’t shack up. Live as a free man instead.
The statistics show that I’m not the only one giving out this advice, and there’s many young men hearing the same words from other sources.
As for women who might ask “Well why should we be penalized if we’re not crazy witches?”
Well, gals, you allowed the feminists to do this crap in your name and your sex, and your silence was taken as assent.