Editor’s note: For T-Room readers who wish to learn more by delving into statistics, we strongly encourage you to visit https://bedbible.com/domestic-violence-statistics/ – Andersson, V. et. al. (updated, 2023) _”Domestic Violence [Statistics and Facts]”
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by Kate Melgoza at Daily Clout
By now, most of us are probably familiar with the explosive testimonies of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard in one of the ugliest defamation scandals in the celebrity realm.
Regardless of Ms. Heard’s efforts to construct an image of her story and her team’s efforts to paint women as victims and men as perpetrators, this case is not about gender or stereotypes – it’s about people.
When Dr. Dawn Hughes (Ms. Heard’s expert witness) took the stand, she described her work in a field closely related with domestic violence. Yet, every case she described involved a male perpetrator. In fact, she could not describe or admit to experience with a single instance where a woman was a domestic abuser.
While it is true that women are statistically more likely to be victims of domestic violence, male victims have been all but forgotten.
“Believe all claims” might be an appropriate stance for therapy, for recovery, for treatment of someone seeking help. It is absolutely not an appropriate stance for defaming or punishing an alleged abuser. It’s the difference between rehabilitative and punitive.
The idea that women are not capable of abuse…
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