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Originally Posted by troutman
I disagree. There is no conspiracy by the media to bury stories where men are the victims. They will report on any serious crime. I think what we are seeing here (partly) is that men may not be reporting being victims to the police, but the larger point is that women are more at risk to be victims of serious violence.
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Why would you tag "conspiracy" next to it except to attempt to completely discredit it. The paper prints for sales. Men stories don't sell papers unless they are doing something wrong. Talk to journalists and see what stories are printed.
"Women are more aware of crime, yet men are more than 3 times more likely to get mugged or assaulted" Crime Stoppers
You are correct. A man is afraid to report an assault because he should be able to deal with it himself. So says our culture and society.
Women also have shelters to go to for support/protection/education. Men do not have shelters to go for support/protection/education. So if he is getting assulted and has nowhere to go he will eventually hit a point where he can't take it anymore. If there was a place he could go do you think this would increase the chances of a happier ending?
"While there was no statistically significant change in the level of spousal violence against men since 1999 (7% versus 6%), there was a small but statistically significant decline for women during this period (8% versus 7%)." Stats Canada.