[MattinNJ]

I would suspect that a lot of men are abused because they are extremely reluctant to strike back because of inner character or legal ramifications. Suppose a wife did stab a husband with a fork or a butter knife and the husband decked her in retaliation-my guess would be that he's the one who will wind up in the squad car with a snickering cop behind the wheel.

[Chemist_Geek]

Suppose a wife did stab a husband with a fork or a butter knife and the husband decked her in retaliation-my guess would be that he's the one who will wind up in the squad car

Correct.