As a witer and human rights activist, I've done a bit of research and written some articles on domestic violence,as well as defended myself against it, in the past. I can indeed attest to the fact that women do have a hard time with the law and how they deal with abuse.

This past year, one edition of my column, "A Mind-Full Spoken©" was on how cattle rustling in Wyoming carries much more severe maximum penalties than does beating up one's spouse. $10,000 and ten yrs. time are the max for stealing someone's livestock, while beating on your spouse is usually treated as a misdemeanor, until the third time when it can be charged as a felony. even then thepenalty max is the same for a kid sneaking out after curfew!

Lots of song material there!

Katlaughing