One in three victims of family violence are male

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MEN’S PERSONAL STORIES

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David's personal story

Ever since a woman falsified police reports of abuse to get me back at wanting to break up - I don't trust women or the system. She got 2 weeks paid leave off her job at Ernst & Young then moved to Deloitte, meanwhile I lost my job, career and more.

Never trust a woman and always keep evidence as men are now guilty before having the chance to be proven innocent. The sheer grief of false accusations and anger that come out of it usually result in breaking not able to talk laws put in place right after the false accusations. Plus the forced entry into your home even if you're asleep and ransacking of your house and stealing of your phone which make it harder to prove what actually happened. They use your anger against you, claim you then have anger management problems and force you into plea deals for crimes you didn't commit. Then these statistics are used to further the lie.

I still remember what the legal aid lawyer said before I even explained what happened or showed any report/facts - you can't touch a woman.

I still remember what the judge said before any facts or words were spoken - we are fast tracking these issues now aren't we, we need to get these men 'out of the ether'.

I still remember the excitement my ex-girlfriend had when she found out about the 2 week leave clause after she first attacked me, then proceeded to become more physically violent towards me knowing she would benefit in the end. I just never thought a human being could go so low as to attack a man then lie about it for revenge. This will no doubt affect my life for many years to come. I can't have relationships any more and work is hard to maintain. I blame it all on the change of laws, the incentive of paid leave to this women for lying... I just was like, "Surely the truth will save me if she ever does go through with her threats...". I was wrong. Very wrong.

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