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Thursday, October 25, 2007 12:00 AM

What's so funny about abusive girlfriends?

News about women's role in domestic violence inspires comedy, as well as cries in defense of men.
Carol Lloyd

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  • Thursday, October 25, 2007 09:09 PM

    @ Parson Jim

    >>Nor do husbands murder their wives significantly more than wives murder their husbands. A 1994 Department of Justice study analyzed 10,000 cases and found that women make up over 40 percent of those charged in familial murders.

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    Excuse me? That is significant. That means out of 100 spousal murders women accounted for only 40 of them compared to men accounting for 60 of them. That means that men in this instance of 100 murders, killed 20 more spouses. Why is this being touted as an insignificant difference?

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