Myth or truth ? If a man calls the police because his wife starts to hit him?

Question

the husband is the one to get arrested, because the police must arrest the "primary aggressor", ie the party who can do more damage in a fight (is bigger) controls the finances (primary earner).

Answer 1

MYTH:  Cops will arrest whoever the aggressor is, regardless of whether it's the man or the woman.  In most cases, sadly, it's the man beating up on the woman.  But if cops show up and the man has a scratched up face and the woman refuses to step out of the house because she's too busy screaming and swinging a frying pan?  Guess who's going to the can!  

Answer 2

No, they'll arrest the person who hit first.

Answer 3

i had the police called on me for assault one time...my wife (at the time) had broke through a locked door and tried to choke me.  i hit her in the shoulder to get her off of me, and she called the cops.  i was arrested, but it was real chill...i talked with them and they told me i should have just tried to get away from her and called them myself.  then they would have arrested her.  but since she called them on me, they were arresting me.  the charges against me were eventually dropped in court.

Answer 4

The police will arrest the one who is the aggressor, reguardless if its a man or a woman. I know this because my brother went thru this. His girlfriend went off on him punching and hitting him and when the police showed up they took her away in cuffs. Its not like the old days when just the man ended up in jail.

Answer 5

lol, in my experience, the police arrest whom ever is acting the craziest; sometimes they just arrest both of them.  The truth is; the police have to keep the peace; so if one is keeping it cool while the other is acting angry & upset; the angry one goes to jail..... but if one person has marks on them, or says that they have been hit; no matter how calm the person they are accusing is; and the person who called wants them arrested; and swears out a warrant; its the cops job to arrest him.  

It is terrible, but a lot of the laws made to keep women safe are abused by women.

Answer 6

Definately MYTH bc the anyone I've seen do that, in most circumstances the wife is hauled away.

Answer 7

the police will arrest both husband and wife if they are fighting! the police will take who ever the aggressor is but if both of ya are being aggressive both of ya guys will go to jail! and be careful if ya have any kids because they will take them to child services! good luck

Answer 8

Myth.... whoever shows as the one that has been doing the hitting goes to jail.  If the police walk in, the house is destroyed and nobody admits to doing the damage, you both go.  But most times, if the police walk in, and see one person with a scratch, black eye, etc., the other person is going to the NO-TELL MOTEL for the night!

Answer 9

Just because he is bigger doesn't mean he is the aggresser. Whoever reports & calls the police is the one that is protected.

Answer 10

I think the police arrest who ever is acting "aggressively".  If a man is being beat, however, I suggest he just leave, because it is so easy for it to get turned around on him.

Answer 11

I wish women who beat their husbands would me more heavily dealt with, violence is wrong regardless of gender.  

Answer 12

myth...because I WENT TO JAIL in my last fight and he is WAY larger than I am.  

Answer 13

myth. my hubby is a police officer and he says if the guy has marks and the woman is out of control, she goes to jail.

Answer 14

My uncle's girlfriend called the cops on him once. She was continuously hitting him and all he did was hold her arms so she could not longer strike him. When the police arrived they arrested him because she had red marks around her arm where he held her. He was bleeding from the face where she scratched him and also had a bruise on his eye where she hit him with a flashlight.

Answer 15

myth

Answer 16

I would say that is true because if my wife started hitting me I'd break her freaking neck right after I punched her in the face about 10 times and then go to jail for murder or manslaughter or something.  There is no way in heck that I am letting a chick punch me without knocking her out and making her pay the price.