Discussion»Statements»Rosie's Corner» Wifebeaters are cowards. They only pick on those smaller than they are. Would they ever take on folks bigger than them...like other men?
Wifebeaters are cowards. They only pick on those smaller than they are. Would they ever take on folks bigger than them...like other men?
Explosive tempers cause folks to do crazy things...some of them dangerous to other living beings. Ever been the object of someone like that? Ever been beaten? How long did it take you to get the he** out and did you ever report them?
I have no tolerance for any man that takes it on himself to abuse or mistreat a woman in such a manner. There's no excuse or justification for imposing physical cruelty (or verbal abuse) on a woman or child. The truth is that bullies know the extent of their power to intimidate and that a man of equal size and strength would mop the floor with them. The truly sad part of this is the notion that the bully has instilled in the victim that they are somehow deserving of abuse and that the victim is always to blame. When I was on active duty as a police officer, we had a certain protocol that had to be observed in answering domestic violence cases for our protection as well as others. The danger to the officer invariably came from the victim, not the perpetrator. If an officer is injured or killed, the attack usually came from the victim trying to "protect" the source of the trouble. It's difficult to comprehend the psychological damage that's been inflicted on the abused, but that's how they'd respond and that's where the escalation of the problem would come.
I watch a lot of LAW and ORDER shows and the writers depict what you describe excruciatingly well. I want to shake those women who defend the men who so badly abuse them and insist on taking the blame for having "forced" the abuser to hurt them. Some eventually are killed by those men so they are finally out of their reach. They are surely brainwashed and brain dead and unable to think or act. All they can do is react and want to protect what they know however despicable it is. As long as there are men who can get away with it there will be women who put up with it. I must tell you though that in these fictional accounts when the wifebeater is a cop the other cops protect him. Is that true in real life? Because if so what is the wife of a cop going to do to save herself when the very people whom she is supposed to be able to rely on to protect her ignore her pleas and protect the perp? I don't know how prevalent it is ub. You would know that better than I. That it exists at all is inexplicable to me, vile and evil. Colluding to coverup is just as bad as perpetrating it in my opinion. Worse because the wifebeater is very very very sick in the head whereas the folks who cover it up just want to help a pal out and should know better. SIGH. Thank you for your reply and first-person experience sharing.
Most just like other bullies only challenge those who they know they can defeat. No, I have never been in that situation but know a few women who have.
Thank you for your reply m2c. I only ever had one man raise his hand as if he were going to hit me. He didn't. But that's all it took for me to get out. Because eventually the hand would connect and I am not a punching bag for anyone. :)
Benedict Arnold 