Group responsible for America’s culture of violence: men
Melissa Batchelor Warnke
... What we dont talk about is how the greatest predictor of violence isnt religion, occupation or race. Its gender.
In the United States, 98% of those who commit mass shootings are male; 98% of the officers who have shot and killed civilians are male; 90% of those who commit homicide by any means are male; and 80% of those arrested for all violent crimes murder and non-negligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault are male ...
When you look at the numbers, one thing emerges over and over: Violent female offenders are unlikely to kill people they dont know. Most mass shootings are committed against strangers, although there are notable exceptions, such as in San Bernardino. When women commit murder, their victim is a stranger only 7% of the time. When men commit murder, their victim is a stranger 25% of the time.
If women are less likely to kill strangers, could increasing the number of women on the police force reduce officer-involved killings? A 2002 study by the National Center for Women and Policing shows that, although women comprise 12.7% of sworn police personnel in urban centers, only 5% of citizen complaints for excessive force involve female police officers. The average male officer is two to three times more likely to be named in an excessive force complaint ...
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/opinion-la/la-ol-police-mass-shooting-men-women-gender-20160715-snap-story.html
apcalc
(4,465 posts)And if one tries to discuss it, some men immediately get angry....
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)saying American women are responsible for (random social problem) because of X, Y, and Z would go over, even if it was packed full with scientific and statistical research...
Igel
(35,356 posts)But it's like having somebody tell me I'm aging, overweight, my hair is falling out, or I have poor eyesight. I don't see why it's an insult because, well, I am aging, overweight, balding, and have poor eyesight.
If facts hurt, you can't change the facts. But you can change your attitude to the facts.
HepKitty416
(10 posts)for the initial decline in family structures, thanks to our selfish, selfish wants to work outside the home.
Oh - and we made the man eat the apple.
milestogo
(16,829 posts)BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)Tsk...judging by the lack of attention, (and the presence of a couple "but that's not fair to men!" replies) seems a lot of folks don't like the truth.