Domestic violence is a huge issue & one that does merit a proactive rather than a reactive response on a case-by-case basis.I don't agree with the posters who link it to the closure of mental hospitals - these by & large are men killing their wives & partners & not men who would ever have been diagnosed with a MH condition justifying commital, even in the heyday of big mental institutions. There has been huge societal change and white British average-background males have seen their prerogatives eroded in the last 50 years. Is that a contributary factor to this? I know there's been huge change for everyone & change is the new status quo, but I contend it's harder for men because they had the priviledged niche & that has been taken away, & women now do have legal equal status, which is a plus for us although it brings added responsibilities & decisions, we do have more control over our own lives. Does this contribute to the anger? We have to recognise not just those men who kill. but many men (all those followers of AndrewTate for eg which my dad & uncles would never have been) feel angry & diminished, even though they might not be able to formulate why.
