The explanation that jumps to mind immediately is pretty simple:
In violent assault against "acquaintances" the victims are most likely (~ 80%, if I remember the statistic correctly) to be male. The domestic assault laws tend to be pushed by feminist lobbies. Those same lobbies have no vested interest in aiding or protecting men, thus only those laws which disporportionately benefit women get pushed by them.
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(Anonymous) 2006-10-17 07:24 pm (UTC)(link)In violent assault against "acquaintances" the victims are most likely (~ 80%, if I remember the statistic correctly) to be male. The domestic assault laws tend to be pushed by feminist lobbies. Those same lobbies have no vested interest in aiding or protecting men, thus only those laws which disporportionately benefit women get pushed by them.
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