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In reply to the discussion: Who kills women with guns? [View all]BainsBane
(53,031 posts)Pretending battery doesn't occur if the FBI doesn't have a report of it is particularly callous and completely absurd. There are lots and lots of studies documenting the frequency of battery and rape.
As for marriage, lots of people live together. Legal marriage has no bearing on the matter.
It is not true that men face the greatest risk at home. Men are at a greater risk for homicide, but women commit a small proportion of homicides. Men commit around 87% of homicides. They also commit 99% of rapes. The demographic with the highest murder rate is young, African-American men.
The WHO report was released last week. You can easily find references to that on DU or through any news search. Here is something I posted a while ago from a PBS special. I'm also providing the link to the program.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/kind-hearted-woman/
You need to educate yourself on this. I am completely shocked that anyone in this century is so ignorant on the subject of domestic violence. I can't help thinking there is something deliberate in your denial of the problem. Regardless, I'm not interested in discussing it with you. You need to educate yourself on the matter.