[paulddraper]

Though I don't claim this particular case is usual, it is sadly true that wife abuse is far more common in Indian culture than in the US.

In a conversation recently between my wife and an Indian neighbor, it was mentioned in passing that a spouse would be jailed for physical abuse. The married Indian women looked rather worried and asked if it happened just once and that was it then surely no one would get in trouble?

[panic]

It's dangerous to justify a statement about a large group of people or their culture using anecdotes. It's the kind of reasoning that leads to racism, antisemitism, etc.

[jpatokal]

Here's a data point: 57% of a survey of young men in India said it's OK to beat your wife. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-25/india...

The equivalent figure in the US is 10%. http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2015/03/18/39286028...

[propman]

Men in India are far different than Indian men in America though. Indian men in America have the lowest crime rates by an order of magnitude in all facets, are the wealthiest, possess the highest percentage of college degrees etc. You're seeing the best and the brightest with a few scum that slip through the cracks. There are tens of millions of people in India especially in villages that force marry children and do a whole bunch of stupid shit. This is a completely different subset. If this study was done for Indian men in America I am confident that it would be as low or lower than any other ethnic group

[paulddraper]

You may be right; Indian Americans will probably be closer to American norms than Indians.

[nojvek]

I believe when it comes to Skilled Immigration policy, America has some really good filters.

[tjalfi]

Spousal rape is not a crime in India. [0]

[0] http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2016/04/13/47396685...

[aws_ls]

Unfortunately, even the pop culture e.g. movies, also showed the hero slapping the heroine, when she does some mistake like plotting against the family. And these kind of movies were made well upto late 90s.

In the movie, the male-hero always does it for a justifiable cause. But how does, the real life male, distinguish, between situations.

This case (OP article) is of a psychopath like person. But in general there are lot of misdemeanors (thankfully, much lighter compared to this). The first step for fixing that, is acknowledging that problem exists.

[tyingq]

The reported statistics on domestic violence are lower in India than in the US. I understand that "reported" isn't necessarily relative to actual.

[andrewprock]

When spousal rape is legal, there probably isn't anyone to "report" domestic violence to.

[tyingq]

I wasn't trying to portray India as a great example. I wasn't comfortable though, with the US being portrayed as one either.

[dpark]

This sounds like you're making a factual claim based on a single anecdote.