Are there laws against a man over-defending himself from a woman? Similar to the notion that if you self-defend with a gun against a knife, you have the advantage of further range and can be punished?
This has to do with the fact that my son has been raised on his father’s time to beleive that:
A man can and should hit back as hard as need be when attacked by a female, even to a small degree.
Now most men I know feel that it is wrong to ever hit a woman, although restraining a woman to the point that she bruises herself while struggling is perfectly fine.
Self-defense, then, consists of doing just that.
Now, if we’re talking about an Amazon woman attacking the artist Formerly and Now Once Again Known as Prince,
hey, you know what?
I’ll throw this rule out, too!
But before I go trying to tell my twelve-year-old to change his views about women before he dates (and hurts someone!), I’d like to know if there are real-life consequences, to bolster my argument. Thanks!
Yes, his father did it to me, and that’s why I’m scareds that the thinking will produce the same kind of person in our son.
He’s already got the mental and emotional abouse routine down; it’s so much a part of his every facial expressdion and denigrating tone fo voice that I’m pretty sure he will will be abusive to his future mates. And i have never been able to override that, though he respects all fo my rules. His personality is as nasty as his father’s, but I want to get through to him at least on this level.
PS He does not hit me, but he is finally mt height. Now, we split a long time ago, and he has lived with dad since my near-fatal car crash. I have never had the family support or money to take him back AND be home with him, so I’ve generally had him on weekends.
I’m just afraid that he will be liek this man, and I want to prevent that, is all. Thanks to all who show so much concern!
