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[–] ViolentlyMasticates 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

I have personal experience with this actually.

I was caught by police 'graffiti-ing' with chalk on a parliament building. The police just told me to move on and had the maintenance clean it off. My mate who did the same thing to the pavement in an industrial area? Hauled away on public destruction charges.

It's anecdotal, because they were different police officers, but it kind of highlights that there is a view that women are not really a threat to the police or the public, so cops let them off a little easier.

However, the laws where I am (Australia) are MUCH more egalitarian now, thanks to a proactive Mens Rights group and Feminist support of many of the measures. It's not perfect, but its better. They're actually doing a lot to tackle domestic violence against men and women now, rather than laughing it off.