In Domestic Abuse, a Gauge of Words and Deeds
Husbands are five times more likely to kill wives than vice versa
.. How can you tell when words signal impending danger?
.. She found that threats mattered. Her study’s title, “If I Can’t Have You, Nobody Will,” comes from a typical threat used by men to achieve coercive control. Others include “I will mess you up” and “You will just disappear.”
.. The men in the worst cases were also busy threatening others—family and friends of the victim, children, even pets.
.. women are at highest risk from their abusers when trying to get away from them.
.. threats of harm or death went down dramatically under the protective orders, from 83% of women experiencing them before the orders to 19% after.