[Gurdur]

Originally Posted by alicat

... Perpetrators of doemstic violence are predators who obtain gratification from preying upon individuals they perceive as weak and helpless.

This is true though not for all domestic violence. But many thanks for raising this point, since I want to do a different OP on how to put off predators, i.e. how not to act like prey. I'm gonna have to wait till tomorrow and some more energy to do that though.

Picture a Venn diagram for males, females and predators, how's it shaded?

Depends on the enviroment, I would guess. Then we need to talk ways in which violence is shown, because there are marked gender differences in how violence -- verbal, threatened, or physical -- is expressed.

I am not sure one can make many statements about the actual level of overall violence -- physical violence, to pick an easy one -- between genders. After all, culture, economy and times play a large role, as does sheer randomness, perhaps.

There are places which are worse than others, obviously, and it's male-against-female violence which most often is the worst problem, though not always; but there are also myths about everything too. This is going to be a very long thread, and I ask everyone's participation.