Abuse at home and domestic violence should be punished

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The current ethical problem
The forms of abuse that male victims undergo include getting stabbed, kicked in the genitals, burned or scalded. Male victims always face discrimination and prejudice against them when from social agencies, police and courts when they claim abuse. According to Dewar (2008) little action is usually taken against female perpetrators who are accused of domestic violence as opposed to their male counterparts and only if the man has a visible and significant injury. The male victims unlike the female victims have more chances of being separated from their children when they report abuse and even be removed from their homes. Male victims also encounter difficulty when attempting to obtain court orders against their partners. There are also few, if any, few treatment programs for female perpetrators and only few women are arrested or charged in domestic violence. There are also few shelters for men who have suffered domestic violence and this brings about desperation in their plight
I believe that there should be punishment for domestic violence and abuse and that there should be equality in the way the perpetrators, male or female, of domestic violence and abuse are punished. Domestic violence or abuse against a…

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