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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 03:34 PM

    Not only is it not funny, but it is abused in the courts.

    As Sacks has documented, the men will often be arrested for acts of violence initiated by the women. These arrests are due to zero tolerance policies and will later be used in court to separate the men from their children, and often time the only assets they have.

    To quote a feminist, "It's not funny."

    I'm glad you recognize that, because most of your feminist blogroll treats it as no big deal and in fact many of them have advocated physical violence towards men on many occasions.

    —Anonymous

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