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"You do not need to be a strong or highly trained woman to grab a man by the head and plunge your thumbs into his eyes."
Here are some theories that have been tosed about on this thread:
1. women are just as (or nearly so) violent as men, and are just as likely to beat their male partners as men are likely to beat their wives/gfs.
2. Even men who are taller/heavier/stronger then women can be (and are) easily hurt by women.
3. It is "very easy" to poke out a someone's eyeball, even if you are a small woman and your opponent is a large man.
So, how many men are treated annually for attempted eyeball poking? How many for successful eyeball poking? The loss of (or damage to) an eye is not an injury easily covered up the way a slap to the face or even a foot to the crotch can be after the initial contact. Shouldn't there be thousands?
