If you knew a semi popular user here physically beat their spouse do you think anyone would believe you? Would they still have friends?

One thing that complicates the situation greatly is that some people are involved in "bdsm” and "domestic discipline” relationships, with some women (and a few men) calling themselves "submissives" and referring to their partners as "doms". All consensual, presumably.

So, one simple premise I previously thought everyone agreed on, condemning domestic violence, isn’t simple at all.