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Summary
An Indian court acquitted a man convicted of raping his wife, who later died, citing that marital rape is not a crime in India.
The ruling has sparked outrage, renewing calls to criminalize marital rape. Activists argue the decision is legally valid but morally unacceptable.
India’s outdated laws do not recognize non-consensual sex within marriage as rape.
Despite widespread domestic violence, resistance from the government and conservative groups has stalled reform efforts.
I’ll give you one more chance to quit moving the goalposts.
In most of these situations, the abuser is putting on a face. This happened to me, so I speak from experience. I married a wonderful woman, and over time she became more controlling, snappier, wanted me to spend less and less time with my parents/siblings/friends until any mention of them made her angry, etc, etc… To the point that I was isolated completely with no support system when the violence started.
Point is, the person that becomes the abuser rarely shows their true colors until the victim is already heavily invested, especially when they’re “trapped” with kids or other things.