And on Tuesday, a 14-year-old boy was referred to Youth Aid after punching his stepfather seven times before his mother managed to restrain him. Mr Dimery said when it came to tackling domestic violence, the community needed to take responsibility and not just rely on police.
"The clear message is that there are a large number of mostly men who have no ability to address any issues by any means other than violence. It's gutless and it's continuing and I think the community now needs to send a message.

Oh, right, because the world knows that men are the only violent kinds of people in this world. Since this is fact, it must be true! Men are insensitive beings who drink beer, watch NFL, and just love using their spouses as punching bags after a few tallboys. Thus, women must be the ones to be the cure for this barbaric disease!

Women's Refuge puts the increased numbers down to the success of the "It's not okay" anti-violence campaign, which began last year.

Oh happy day! A Women's Refuge just happened to be nearby to take these cases.

The recent case of TV personality Tony Veitch - alleged to have beaten his girlfriend so badly she ended up temporarily in a wheelchair - had also helped bring the issue to people's attention. "It's one of those things that generates momentum. It means that there's more of a change towards people not tolerating it so much, which is exactly what needs to happen."

That's right, "allegedly", meaning "he has yet to be found guilty", though we all know he will be in due time.

Whangarei lawyer Dave Sayes said there had also been an increase in women assaulting men, with alcohol the main contributor. "No matter how much financial hardship people face, they seem to obtain alcohol one way or another and are therefore unable to deal with even the most minor of matters."

What's this? A claim that women assault men?! HOW DARE DAVE SAYES MENTION THE IMPOSSIBLE!



/end sarcastic rant

the feminits have been attacking the nuclear family structure for 40 years now

the nuclear family endowed the kids with a sense of hierarchy and respect for their parents that later transposed to the authority structures in the community

of course now dad is far away working for his peonage dues to Momma she can't quite control her teen kids

they don't fear or respect her( he train of boyfriends trundling through her bed over the last few years after dad left - maybe some wimin too )

she is rather diffident nowdays to correct her teens and sometimes preteens in case they whack her some