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2 min readDec 1, 2023

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That systemic misandry has been clearly proven. I wrote another comment already about the male circumcision issue.

In much the same way, the draft is not systemic misandry and there's no proof are prison sentence are.

An opinion is not proof. It's just an opinion.

The most likely place to look is in prison sentences, but.....you'd have to adjust to account for systemic racism, which is proven and then also adjust for any and all other factors that could explain the difference other than gender.

Such as, the state wants to punish offenders the same, but the public will not fund more prisons for women, yet demand prisons be sex segregated. Or, the percentages reflect the higher prevalence of and more extreme nature of violence of the crime. In this case, men would not be being penalized more for being men but for being more prone to violence. Or, the higher percentage tages are a reflextion in sentence increases for repetition of crime. In other words, the point of prison is a deterrent. If you go to prison for embezzeling, for example, serve your sentence and upon release commit the same type of crime, clearly you didn't learn your lesson. Perhaps a longer sentence for this new one will get through the thicker headed amongst us, yes? Or, in the same vein, you have committed a crime while on probation, which is just spitting in the face of the justice system and the judge who gave you a second chance to keep you out of jail the first time. Or--and here's an interesting train of thought--the percentages are not a reflection of bias against men, but a "positive" bias against women having to do with motherhood. If you send a woman with children to prison when there's no one to care for them, not only does the state pick up the tab for her incarceration, but they are now financially responsisble for the care of that child, because the state has to take guardianship. That would mean that the percentages are more a reflection of men abandoning their children than the state looking to punish men more, right?

So that's just some ideas I've thought of before. One thing's for sure, it's be a hell of a data analysis project for sure.

I do hope someone or some group takes a good hard long look at the data and analyzes it well. As far as I've seen, there's not been a specific and thorough look at gender bias by a reputable group.

If you have a source, you should edit your piece to include it. Let me know in the comments too, if you dont mind. I'dike to take a look at it. As you can see, I've thought about the issue some before.

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