Arrests of women for violent crime have shot up 80% over the last ten years in the UK, and their targets are, quite often, innocent men.

Matthew Campbell, a 38-year-old driver from Grimsby, was out for a night on the town when he was set upon by a mixed gang of men and women who were looking for no more than a thrill. First, he was blindsided by a man who then stood back while a gang of women took over, kicking and stomping the stunned man as he tried to recover from the sudden attack.

Fortunately, the attack was captured on CCTV, and the women were brought to justice, receiving six month jail sentences. As men know, without video evidence of female misbehavior, they are often laughed out of the courtroom, or, even worse, charged with a crime themselves.

Mr. Campbell explained that he was initially hesitant to fight back, saying:

It was a real shock. I remember trying to create some space between me and the women and trying to work out what was going on.

‘You have to defend yourself to some extent. But I’ve never been violent against any woman. I was thinking I’d better not hit back.

‘I had to restrain myself. At one point there were eight or nine sets of hands on me trying to do some damage. Women like this are no strangers to mindless violence.

Fortunately, he woke up at some point during the eight minute assault and managed to break the nose of one of his attackers. However, by that time he had been badly beaten, and was left with a number of wounds, including a shoe print on his face.

From the photos on the article, Mr. Campbell appears to be a fairly burly guy. If he had actually fought back with some strength rather than pulling his punches, it is likely that he could have incapacitated at least a couple of his attackers and chased them off, but he chose not to, because of vestigial chivalry.

Today, in an era of government enforced equality, this is what chivalry is rewarded with: a beating at the hands of drunk, savage women. Giving women a superior legal and social position does not result in better behavior, but rather more crime — apparently from both sexes. Rather than being grateful and responsible, women are using their increased power to misbehave in all areas of life. They are having more affairs, drinking more and killing and maiming people at an unprecedented rate.

The only way to put a halt to this is to give them a taste of true equality. If a woman assaults a man, he should respond exactly as he would if another man did so. If she hits you, hit her back harder. If she pulls a deadly weapon, respond with lethal force if possible. True equality has consequences, and it’s about time that both men and women accepted that and acted accordingly.