Letters to the Editor
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Because I agree with you
that it is important to publicize this kind of information and increase awareness, I think it is only fair to point out some statistics you did not mention and correct a subtle change in subject you made at the end of the piece. TEAR, from their own website, cites these stats:
-Boys have reported that 27% of girls started the violence in their relationships.4
-In 100 domestic violence situations, approximately 40 cases involve violence by women against men.
-Survey research suggest that women who are assaulted are 9 times more likely to report to police and 5 times more likely to tell a friend/relative than men who are assaulted by their wives.
Combating domestic violence, in all its forms, is a goal that we all should be working towards. Although I have yet to see the Montell piece (and so do not know who was represented on the show), TEAR is made up of men and women seeking to end domestic violence against men and women, so please offer congratulations to both sexes for their work. When and where could I hope to see such statistics publicized? Since there is no Dudesheet and this is clearly the space for all gender related news (see the article on men's health), please do not selectively cite, especially when the result is clearly counter to goal of the very subject of the article.