I am unconvinced of the usefulness of constantly pointing out that men are stronger than women & therefore women are at a physical disadvantage if confronted by a male violent criminal.
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Also not saying “more violent criminals are men”. Saying women are disproportionately victims of violence in domestic relationships, at the hands of men. That’s a subset of violence. Why shouldn’t men confront and acknowledge that violence? Prosecution is punitive after fact. /2
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It's 60/40 here so I do know that men commit more violence in relationships. They should confront it and get help before they hurt someone, I agree. There's no point the vast majority of men who don't commit violence being asked to confront it.
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It is also a fact that men are 10X more likely to become victims of violent crime outside relationships making them the majority of victims of violence. Violence is the problem, not men.
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Not really. Men perpetrate the violence. Violence is not a problem on its own because it doesn’t exist without a perpetrator. I’m a man and I recognize my capacity for violence is greater than the vast majority of women. /1
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Most violence is committed by men. But vast majority of men are not violent, either towards other men or in their domestic relationships.
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Certainly. I'm not saying most men are violent. I'm not saying men are responsible for other men's violence. I'm saying there is a problem with a subset of people, mostly male, who commit the vast majority of violence. That's probably not happenstance and is relevant truth.
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Yes, but it is not clear that it is worth going on and on about in the service of collective blame. https://twitter.com/the_internaut/status/927651105315491841 …
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Nothing I said was in the service of collective blame. Again, "on and on" is a pejorative in a discussion about violence. If I bring it up when we're talking about what to get for lunch, you have a point.
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I think constantly going on is a mischaracterization meant to disparage. When the subject comes up, it’s a salient point to be acknowledged. How do you reduce a problem without acknowledging it and confronting it truthfully? /1
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No, I'm talking about people who constantly go on about it rather than people who make salient points about it when the subject comes up.
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Fair enough.
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