DP thinks that women shouldn't be more afraid of men than men should be because more men are murdered than women.

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Fantastictwistsand · 31/07/2017 19:57

Is he right? Statistically it seems he is.

It started off as an argument about women's only short lists and then came on to this. I've argued that women have much less of a chance against a man and he says I've turned it into an emotive argument now. I'm really frustrated but he might actually be right.

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Snap8TheCat · 31/07/2017 20:11

No but I guess we should be equally protective of our sons, which generally society isn't.

RaininSummer · 31/07/2017 20:08

Just because more young men get attacked than young women didn't make less worried or protective of my daughters when growing up.

user1497480444 · 31/07/2017 20:03

It is true though, statistically young men are by FAR the most likely group to be the victim of violence.

Which is why I never allow a man to "walk me home"

honeysucklejasmine · 31/07/2017 20:00

As it happens, the fact that men are also victims of male violence does not make me any less fearful of it.

honeysucklejasmine · 31/07/2017 19:59

So, we can assume he means that women are sexually assaulted and murdered, but that the sum total of those offences is lower than man on man murder?

Because he must acknowledge that women are not only scared of bring murdered, but also of being sexually (or otherwise) assaulted.

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