HIDDEN ABUSE.

I know there are numbers of men out there who are 'battered'. Hopefully the police would act professionally whatever their gender.

I really don't think it is taken seriously by either if it is reported. I would think maybe a female officer would be more understanding and sympathetic but I know of cases where it was just looked over and nothing done.

I think men when abused can very well resist it . They are stronger than women . Men who succumb to women's abuses means they love their wives so they permit the abuse .

Neither unless they were someone who understands it from some kind of personal experience or has some kind of educational background on the subject. Otherwise I think the victim might be seen as laughable by either gender.

Hard to say, I can see sympathy arising from both.

I would think the female, because men tend to want to apper to be manly around other men

Don't forget there is emotional abuse, too. My DIL and I watch a British cartoon (Peppa Pig) with my granddaughter. The father is always put upon in subtle ways like he is searching in the dark for a flashlight and hurting himself while the wife finds it and doesn't tell him, saying to the kids he'll be alright. Little slights like this and put downs are common with this cartoon and a bad example to the children watching it. Many men are taken for granted and verbally abused when they don't measure up to what women expect of them. Both men and women are verbally, emotionally, and physically abused. Unfortunately, they often don't think of verbal and emotional abuse as what it is. I think a female officer might be more sympathetic to a male abuse victim. All too often, men laugh at the men who are abused and cast doubts on their manhood. Perversely, if the man hit the woman back he would probably be quickly arrested for abuse when he was defending himself. It's always a bad situation and a tough call for officers.

I've never been physically abused by a woman. But if I was I would prefer to report to a female officer, hopefully a young one as I think they would be most sympathetic.

Its interesting because no one ever thinks about it happening the other way around.

I would hope that police officers would be impartial, whether they were male or female.

Perhaps if there was any sympathy at all it would be from the female officer.

It is true and I think for the abused man refraining from telling the police is that sometimes that kind of abuse starts at an early age (most likely the mother) and the man winds up thinking this is the way it's suppose to be and that's why they say nothing. In the man's case, he should document the bruises and possibly record any verbal abuse. That way going to the police, at least he has proof of what is happening. No woman or man should stand for it @Kandae11 . The best thing for the person to do is to leave the situation.

I have heard that with society the way it is today, the abuse of men is steadily rising. e may never know the rate of abuse because of the feeling of shame that goes with it.

That is actually a very concerning thought... I recently heard of a man being abused by his wife in my neighborhood.

I would hope that both male and female officers would act professionally. I think women, in general, are natural more sympathetic (or, at least, more willing to show that they are). On the other hand, there are plenty of women who would not take a man seriously if he is abused, while another man might see it as brave to admit to being a victim. So, I really don't know.

Either that of other forms of torture.

I would venture a guess that a female officer would be much more sympathetic.