Domestic Abuse and the Bias Towards Male Victims In a social media influenced era often time as I scroll through the insanity, I would see videos of a woman slapping a man or screaming degrading words at him. Out of my curiosity I would peek at the comments and to my astonishment humans from behind a screen would be laughing or cheering her on. Even though the video might be a silly prank or some comedic skit, I wonder how society view men that are being abused. According to Crime Survey for England & Wales, in March 2019 an estimate of 2.4 million adults that are victims of domestic violence while these numbers are increasingly high for women compare to men I can't help but question the numbers not because I don't trust the lovely folks at Crime Survey but because I wonder about all the domestic violence cases that never got reported or cases that were 'not enough' to classify as domestic violence. In this article I will explore the history and laws on domestic violence in England & Wales and domestic violence in our social media influence era Before we proceed, I would like to say this article is not in form of a way to bash women but to highlight the double standards we often overlook. The Dark History of Domestic Violence The history of domestic violence has been around since before Christ (B.C) it is rooted in inequality between men and women. Patriarchy reigned, women had no other choice but to be good little conformist. In 753 B.C the legendary founder and the first King of Rome, Romulus made wife beating acceptable and condoned under The Laws of Chastisement. Under these laws, the husband has absolute rights to physically discipline his wife. Since by law, a husband is held liable for crimes committed by his wife, this law was designed to protect the husband from harm caused by the wife's actions. These laws permit the husband to beat his wife with a rod or switch as long as its circumference is no greater than the girth of the base of the man's right thumb, hence "The Rule of Thumb." The tradition of these laws is perpetuated in English Common Law and throughout most of Europe. Barbaric! I know! The normalisation of these laws were rooted in the idea that women were the property of men, therefore women were at the whims of whatever her husband decides. However, in the late 1800's revolution was leaking in the English society when Queen Victoria claimed the throne lawmakers begin enacting reforms regarding women. Wives can no longer be kept under lock and key, life threatening beatings are considered grounds for divorce, and wives and daughters cannot longer be sold into prostitution. The 60's and 70's the revolution came with a big bang while girls were losing their minds over The Beatles invasion some girls were about the change the world and set a trend that would inspire this generation.