This is a story that somehow got mixed in with some other "abuse" stories. A woman was attacked by a man on a street in Chicago. She later went to the police, with a key piece, or with pieces, of evidence: the man's testicles. She had bitten them off, in self-defense. The guy was charged with aggravated assault, and the woman was released that night.
The link: http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=93267&page=1
The guy deserved it. They couldn't reattach the organ. It's a wild story. This is an example of what we're not looking for, as far as stories go. When we hear about stories of abuse against men, this is the kind we often hear about first. In this case, this wasn't the woman's boyfriend. This wasn't Loreena Bobbitt. This guy attacked her, and he got what he deserved.
We have come to think of abuse against men as an act of retribution. There are nearly 835,000 reported cases of male abuse in this country. I've been gathering stories from all over the world too. And these are just the reported stories. I'm not reporting this figure to try and take anything away from what women are suffering. What I'm doing with this project is bringing awareness to the lesser known, and less understood crimes against men in relationships.
Just clarifying.
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