Women Abuse VS Man Abuse..Aren't they Equally Serious?

I think the reason you don't hear about it when women beat men is because men are usually too embarrassed to admit it. I do think that when it does happen, the woman should be treated just like a male abuser would and sentenced according to how much abuse she inflicted upon the man.

You don't hear about it because it doesn't happen anywhere near as often. And I think the women deserve the same punishment as the men get. I had a friend who works in awomen's shelter and she said that about once a month, they'd get a call from a man looking to escape an abusive wife. And it is sad, because there really is no place for them to go. However, that shelter would get 2 or 3 calls a day from women looking to escape an abusive husband.

I definitely think they should have the same punishments! I just don't think a lot of guys would stand up and say that they are being beat by their wives. It would be an embarrassment to them...so, I think that's why we don't hear about it. Great discussion!

Abuse is abuse no matter what. It doesn't matter if it's the woman hitting the man or the man abusing the woman. It's all the same and should be punished equally.

Both situations are equally abusive and should be equally punishable under the law. However, that is not always the case. Men who are abused by their wives or girlfriends are often seen as weak or wimpy. A male victim of abuse is less likely to report the crime because it makes him appear weak or wimpy. I think a man who is abused and is man enough not to hit back should receive equal treatment under the law. They must be made to comfortable in coming forward.

I do believe that the punishment should be the same for both sexes.

physicall abuse from a man will be more harmfull than from a women as men are stonger than most women. but virbal is bad from both sides

I think all abuse is equal, whether it is a man, woman or child. Even mental abuse is as equally damaging as physical abuse. Most men probably do not call in their abuse is the reason we hear very little about it, but the punishment should be the same.

If you abuse your spouse be it a woman or a man they should equally be punished for it is uncalled for. There is no reason to pick on somebody that is either weaker than you or does not believe in harm. Spouses are suppose to support and love each other. Not hurt each other.

I think husband abuse is very serious and dealt with like it doesn't even exist. My DH spent 8 years in an abusive marriage. But since he's a guy, and is also a large and physical man, nobody would believe the crap that he put up with. He only put up with it because he didn't think anyone would believe him, and she'd end up with their kids. When she tried to push him down the stairs while he held their toddler, she called the police and said that he'd hit her. The police had to take HIM to jail! A little later, she moved out, taking both kids. She got a restraining order against him and he wasn't able to even SEE his kids for almost a year. Now, 12 years later, we have custody of the oldest after she beat him up and then kicked him out of the house, and the younger one who still lives with her, is developing problems caused by the violence she lives with. :(

yes it is the same either way....Most of the time men will not tell it because they are ashamed someone might laugh at them for getting beat by a woman...so thats why you never hear about it the other way..I do believe it happens all the time though...My son was married to a woman like that,she had already killed one man,stabbed him 17 times,and i was afraid she would kill my son before he got away from her,but he finally left her.....

Abuse is abuse. It doesn't really matter what the gender of the abuser might be-- it doesn't matter whether women beating men is "uncommon," it should still carry the same consequences as men beating. It's a form of "domestic assault," either way.

I think that no matter whom does the abuse, that the abuser deserves the same punishment no matter what their gender is. Most of the time, men are not the ones to tell their story of their wife/so/girlfriend hitting them, cursing at them, etc however it IS just as serious as what a man does. No one EVER deserves to be put through such anguish as this. It scars you for life. My husband was one of those men who put up with abuse from his first wife. We were first married and driving down the interstate one day. I reached over to put my hand on his leg as an affectionate gesture and wowwee that man almost ran OFF the road. I couldn't figure out what I had done to cause this to happen. Once he had composed himself, he explained that his ex-wife would accuse him of trying to pick up women and flirt while driving down the interstat and she would reach over, gently like I had, and then hit him in his privates. I couldn't believe that someone would do something like that. Only one example but still...men AND women deserve the same punishment no matter what the crime. Gender should not matter. Great, fresh topic Jennie. I gave you a +

As everyone else says, most men would be too embarrassed to admit it was happening, which is probably why you only hear of it on rare occassions. I think they deserve the same treatment as men though! Abuse is abuse and man woman or child should face the consequences of their actions! Equally!!!

I think any kind of abuse should be treated equally. I mean a woman beating her boyfriend/husband is the same as if she were the one getting beat. No one should be abused in any manner no matter what gender you are.

there is an equal amout of abuse but noone believes that women are guilty of this .all abuse is wrong ie.. mental,physical,verbal its all a cause of abuse but women dont get the same treatment in court as men but yet the courts are sending alot more women to prison for violent crimes lately so theres your sign that women arenot as full of spice and all things nice and they are not the best parents of children

yes, we are to love our loved ones and not hit them. abuse is not s good thing, if you would not like it to be you one the reciveing end, why hit that person. but i feel that a man hitting a women hurts ore than the other way around

I believe abuse is abuse no matter who is dishing it out. Women who abuse men should be given the same penalties. Law Enforcement seems to be taking it more seriously nowdays also. If the police come out to a domestic disturbance, they will take in whichever one inflicts injury on the other.

If a women beats her man ,yes she should get the same punishment as a man. Just because she is a women does not mean that she can get away with it.

Let me speak for the side of men. We probably all accept the fact that both men and women can be victim of emotional/physical abuse. But the "henpecked" man abused by his wife has been the brunt of jokes and cartoons forever. Society speaking, men are ussually the ones who take the aggressive acts and women are the ones who are the victims. But that is not true. Equally, as many, men are assaulted by their girlfriends or wives as vice versa. Only few have been documented, admitting they were abused by their female partners for the reason of sometimes our justice system takes the word of the woman above the word of the man in the abuse case. It is more believable that the aggressor was the man, not the woman. Sadly and mistakenly, others think that there must be profoundly wrong with them that they were abused in this way. Whatever the reasons are. Any forms of abuse against both sexes should not be done. Being a man/woman is not an excuse to do such things.