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Men's Group

Bonobo

(29,257 posts) Tue Sep 23, 2014, 03:17 AM Sep 2014

By and large it is MEN that are being murdered by the police.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025570512

Just another in a long, long line of them. Strangely, no one says this is a war on men, but if it happens to a woman it is likely to be singled out as violence against women.

Seems to me that violence against men is considered rather matter-of-factly.

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By and large it is MEN that are being murdered by the police. (Original Post) Bonobo Sep 2014 OP

Our culture tacitly aproves of male violence... so long as it is against other males. Veilex Sep 2014 #1

When was the last time you saw the headline, "unarmed woman shot by police"? Major Nikon Sep 2014 #2

Veilex

(1,555 posts)

1. Our culture tacitly aproves of male violence... so long as it is against other males.

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Tue Sep 23, 2014, 10:02 AM

Sep 2014

Major Nikon

(36,900 posts)

2. When was the last time you saw the headline, "unarmed woman shot by police"?

Reply to Bonobo (Original post)

Thu Sep 25, 2014, 11:06 AM

Sep 2014

Certainly it does happen, but not nearly as often. As a man, and especially if you are a black man, you have a reason to be afraid of going to jail or being shot every single time you interact police. This is something women don't have to worry about.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/25/justice/south-carolina-trooper-shooting/index.html

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