When we talk about domestic violence, the image of a man abusing a woman automatically comes to mind, this is normal because this type of violence is the most visible and the most frequent, it is true that the number of abused women is undoubtedly higher than that of men; However, despite this, we cannot forget them.
According to the General Council of the Judiciary of Spain in 2007, only two men were killed by their partners, in 2008 the figure amounted to 6, in 2009, up to 10 men were victims of domestic violence, and in 2010 and 2011, the figure remained at 7. These figures contrast strongly with women who are victims of this type of violence. In 2009, for example, for women, the number was 55 victims.
- The National Statistical Institute of Spain has pointed out that only a quarter of reports of domestic violence correspond to assaults by women on their partners.
- The rest are complaints to the contrary.
- Women victims of domestic violence.
The men we previously identified as murder victims by their partners were an average age of 45. Under no circumstances have there been any allegations of possible ill-treatment. Perhaps shame will prevent them from seeking help or making a report. Nor can we forget that abused people have serious trouble asking for help.
Abused people suffer not only physical abuse, but also psychological abuse, which leads them to distance the therself from their family and friends, because they are ashamed of what is happening to them and because they are afraid of displeasing their abuser.
The worst thing that can happen is for the battered person to find the “normal” situation. This will prevent you from looking around and seeing reality as it is. Many abused men did not regard their abuse situation as “abnormal. “It’s a problem that prevents them from asking for help or reporting.
But the most important thing is to recognize that this fear affects all abused people equally, regardless of gender. Because it doesn’t matter if you’re a man or a woman. Although before the law, there is a clear inequality in this regard.
Child abuse, mistreatment of women or mistreatment of men, all these types of abuse are the same, the only thing that changes is age and if the victim is a woman or a man, despite this we sometimes find that domestic violence against men is less serious.
It is possible to find on the Internet a lot of videos made on this topic How do people react to a man who abuses a woman on the street or a woman who abuses a man?
Is a man less vulnerable than a woman? The violence present in these videos is exactly the same, the only difference is that with the women almost everyone around them come out in their defense What happens to the man?Laughter and even people who are filming the situation?
Men who are victims of domestic violence are also slapped and are also thrown objects at them when they return home, carry bruises and marks on different parts of the body as a result of abuse, no matter if they are muscular or if it seems impossible for them to be abused by their partner. A person, male or female, may be a victim of violence.
Gender-based violence is very different from domestic violence, so in most places women enjoy much greater legal protection on the subject, a threat against women is considered a crime, while if the victim is a man it is considered a misdemeanor, however, a threat remains a threat , a slap is still a slap, no matter who receives it, shouldn’t the consequences be the same, whether male or female?