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From: ellen@reed.UUCP (Ellen Eades)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: Re: \"Why not send the men home?\"
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Date: Mon, 6-May-85 02:31:10 EDT
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Posted: Mon May  6 02:31:10 1985
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> > My sister has a theory, which I find thought-provoking.  She says,
> > (and I have seen elsewhere) that better than 95% of violent crimes
> > are committed by males; females are more likely to be victims.
> ...
> > a curfew.  My sister contends that a curfew for men should be
> > instituted as this would drastically reduce violent crime. 
> > let men out when willingly accompanied by a woman.
> >
> >                                     Respectfully,
> >                                     Joanne Munson
> 
> Fact:  Men are responsible for virtually all violent crime.
> Fact:  Violent crime should be reduced where reasonably possible?
> From this, your conclusion is:
> Men should be kept in at night??????
> Nonsense, the correct conclusion, since the statistics you quote say
> nothing about when violent crime is committed, is:
> Men should be kept home. Period.
> 
> Mark Modig

I think Mark is trying to inject a little levity here (I'm not
quite sure).  However...

What about men who abuse their wives, children, girlfriends?

Fact:  Violent crime occurs *everywhere*, not least of all in
the home.

My conclusion:  I'm not sure what should be done with men, or
if there's really anything that can/should "be done," but
I'm learning to defend myself verbally, passively, aggressively,
and with whatever means comes to hand.

Ellen Eades