Ms Hillery said she hoped that by speaking to police and giving evidence in the trial she gave other women the courage to speak.
How about men start speaking up rather than staying quiet when a woman bitch slaps them, throws shit at them or screams at them? Just saying... as somebody who has been assaulted by multiple girlfriends in the past... I coulda called the cops but didn't. I've got a scar on one leg demonstrating that a woman stabbed me with a ceramic knife, cutting me deeply and requiring me to get more than 60 stitches (she then punched me in the head and yelled at me while I lay on the ground hoping she would calm down and stop it if I ignored her).
It's ludicrous to suggest that men don't hide assaults against them. Do you really call the cops every time some chick gives you a bitch slap in the head, or is that just normal because it happens in every chick flick you see and the man always 'deserved' it.
IMO the politicians need to stop listening to female rights activists (who have a story every day because yes... there are multiple domestic disputes every day in which something classified as an assault happened!!) I don't think it's true what they say... that there's 'never any provocation'. IMO in 99% of domestic disputes, it's a couple going at each other. If a chick screams... neighbours will call the cops saying she's being beaten up (because she screamed). If a bloke screams then the neighbours will call the cops saying he's being aggressive (because he screamed). IMO most domestic disputes involve both parties assaulting each other because the relationship's shit and/or the people involved lack the intelligence/social skills to diffuse an argument.
Psychologists charge $180 a session, as do less qualified couple counsellors. What's the real problem here? I suggest it's the stress of modern life, and couples being poorly equipped to handle the challenges as they come. We need more support for couples so that this all comes out BEFORE anybody gets hurt!! Seriously... if a young couple are struggling with bills, one partner's struggling to find work, there's cracks in trust...etc then can they really afford to fork out $180 a fortnight for a psychologist in order to help prevent the likelihood of arguments? Of course not, and it's just gonna add to their financial stress. Psychologists need more funding so that they are FREE, and men need more support services so that when they feel like shit in a relationship, they don't just hang on until it gets too messy. Women don't want that to happen, and neither do men!! However, I think because men are bigger/stronger, their threshold for how much physical abuse they can take before calling the cops or saying 'THIS SHIT JUST GOT REAL' is MUUUUCH higher!! I can be punched in the face by a woman multiple times, grabbed on the arms, slapped, kicked...etc and it won't cause any bruising. Try that on a woman and she'll be in hospital, and you'll be charged (and rightfully so).
NO relationship should get to the point where one partner thinks they can assault their partner!! Blaming men 100% won't fix it ladies... you need to look in the mirror (at your own relationships) and think what REALLY went wrong IMO. Only then, will we get to the root of this all!
For men... if a chick's yelling at you and making you feel shit then the only advice I can give under the current climate is to dump her right away (so that it doesn't escalate... because it will if she's already yelling at you), move your shit out of the house while she's out with friends (so that you don't have to confront her and tell her to GTFO, this could result in an assault charge being laid) and block her on your mobile phone so that you can't get done for sending her abusive texts. DON'T OWN PROPERTY TOGETHER ... rent, otherwise it will only get more messy, and she'll try to take it all, even if you paid for 99% of it, and you don't have kids together. It's the only way... things won't get better, and the current political climate is that all men are to be treated as wife beaters when their relationships go to shit. Don't take the risk, and don't feed the female rights activists with more ammunition!!