Legal victory for battered men

A Kanawha County Circuit Court judge says West Virginia's domestic violence programs are discriminatory because they deny abused men access to publicly funded shelters.

Judge James C. Stucky also ruled that the programs deny women abusers access to treatment.

As part of his October 2 ruling, Stucky voided rules set by the Family Protection Services Board, which oversees licensing for domestic violence shelters, advocacy certification and state funding for such programs.

Stucky said the rules distort lawmakers' intent and violate the West Virginia Men & Women Against Discrimination's right to free speech.

The nonprofit advocacy group sued the state board last year.

Stucky said the state programs operate on the false premise that only men can be batterers and only women can be victims.

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[anarqist]

Asociet, your attitude, shared by men and women, is exactly what we're fighting against. Ever hear the saying "barefoot and pregnat?? How about "A woman's place is in the kitchen?" Here's a new one, "..."mens situations are too marginal to matter." That was uttered by some mind-sucking drone that has no compassion in any bone. Google "wheel of domestic violence". Click on the 1st link from Turning Point Services. That's DV. Ever see a woman do the same things to a man? Yup! Man-bad woman good.

[menareangrynow]

This is nice to hear. One state down, 49 to go...

[Kenshiroit]

@CanadianPerspective because our society is gynocentric that means, it revolves around womens need and POV.

[CanadianPerspective]

Why can't society acknowledge that violent women exist in marriages? I'm a 40 yr old female and I've witnessed it myself! Not all women have halos above their head!

[Lachdenan]

I still can't believe how sexist people are. The female abuser "is being denied treatment?" Well, God forbid she could be inconvenienced in between stabbing her husband and molesting her children. Good Lord...

[begood4000]

this is nice to hear.. but still a lot more work a head to happen. Men need to have a better voice and more resources for help.

[begood4000]

There's still more work to do, but this is very good.

[crypter27]

Were having victories all over!

[uratrick]

About time

[9N8X]

GTFO feminazis.

[9N8X]

Well,the evil feminazis have been defeated in one state....

But we still have 49 more to go.

[PoliticalSkeptic]

too marginal to matter? So the law should only apply to the majority not the minority?