Nothing Out of the Ordinary: How a Russian Law Normalizes and Legalizes Domestic Violence

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1. Barbaric.

In 2017, the Russian parliament voted 385 to 2 to decriminalize any domestic violence that does not cause “significant injury” (defined as requiring hospital treatment). Emotional and psychological abuse don’t count. Nor do physical assaults, unless they cause broken bones or concussions—bruises, scratches or bleeding aren’t taken seriously unless there are repeated beatings within a year.

No words for how angry this makes me. Men who think they are so superior to women but can't exercise any self-control or see the world beyond themselves. Empty shells of human beings, focused on the dark & ugly side of human nature. Toxic masculinity is making gains around the globe.