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>it's pretty accurate for specific questions (e.g. did you beat your wife) Funny that you would use that gender-specific example. As if women didn't beat their

• s_q_b 13y ago
  You're right. A fairly large statistical portion of domestic violence is female to male, and the stereotype of the wife-beater has certainly led to a lot of false prosecutions against men (falsely accused of being the aggressor) and situations that police ignored until a female assailant escalated to deadly force. I used it because it's the standard placeholder of an unwitnessed violent crime in law enforcement discussions. Perpetuating harmful stereotypes is not cool in any case. Sincere apologies. I lieu of editing, since the time's elapsed, have some karma :)