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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 04:31 PM

    wait a minute

    There's a datum missing here. Leaving it out creates a misleading perspective.

    When one person hits and the other doesn't hit back, it's 71% likely to be the woman who hits.

    That doesn't equal 71% of violence is instigated by women. It just means that more men than women are likely not to hit back. We need to know what percentage of violence is non-reciprocal before this statistic becomes meaningful in terms of overall violence.

    —Allie_ Read Allie_'s other letters

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