Key to the safety of women and children? Married men

Washington Post with an interesting report. The numbers indicate that married women and the children of parents who are married and living under the same roof are much, much, much safer than women and children in single-woman or single-woman-living-with-boyfriend households.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2014/06/10/the-best-way-to-end-violence-against-women-stop-taking-lovers-and-get-married/

Yet a certain segment of society (rhymes with "theft") keeps telling us how husbands and fathers are simply not necessary.

 

In the real world this is well-known and very old information, but it may be new to you since I'm not really sure what world you live in.

 

having spent a number of years prosecuting domestic violence, sex offenses and child abuse cases and being very good friends with similar prosecutors and law enforcement officers I can say, categorically that the two dirtiest words in the english language are " mommy's boyfriend'

 

Tony, you could have made the point without violating the board policy regarding politics.

Silly me. Of course you can't. You just don't have it in you.

 

I agree. I cannot fathom how some men can cheat on their spouses in the knowledge that they're increasing the chance that some other man is going to be around their kids full-time.

 

The lower rate of abuse among married couples has a whole lot more to do with socioeconomic status than marital status.

 

It never ceases to amaze me the cottage industry revolving around deflecting blame from the truly guilty parties.

 

Wouldn't more women be less inclined to marry an abusive boyfriend as opposed to a non-violent one?

 

This is just a fantastic point.

There should be a PSA along these lines.

 

I think men do settle down when they're in a marriage but a wedding band isn't magical. A violent, abusive prick isn't going to turn into a calm, mature guy just because he's been to the altar.

 

Also, this. Yet another think piece about violence against women that puts the onus for preventing that violence on the victim.

 

True. The No. 1 indicator of a child in poverty is a single mother.