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Tribune Domestic Violence Editorial Reveals Why the Public No Longer Trusts the Legacy Media
WASHINGTON / October 21, 2025 – Last Wednesday the Chicago Tribune ran an editorial with the startling headline, “A Proposed Task Force Will Have an Urgent Charge — Confronting the Scourge of Domestic Violence in Chicago.” (1) But a cursory review reveals the editorial is so one-sided and misleading that it serves as an object lesson for media bias and disinformation.
For years, scientists have known that domestic violence is an equal opportunity problem for men and women. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, each year there are more male victims of domestic violence than female victims (2):
- Male victims: 6.5 million
- Female victims: 5.6 million
The following examples of female-perpetrated domestic violence were reported in Cook County during the past year:
- Cynthia Villagran was arrested after allegedly violating an order of protection and attacking a family member during a domestic disturbance. As officers attempted to arrest Villagran, she resisted the handcuffing and bit one of the officers on the arm (3).
- A woman, on ankle monitors for a prior attempted stabbing of the same woman in March, 2024, fatally stabbed her 29-year-old romantic rival in the 1000 block of West Leland Avenue. In March 2025, the same woman entered the victim’s apartment armed with a knife, chased her, and inflicted wounds requiring 13 staples (4).
- A woman in her late 20s was arrested following a physical altercation at her home on Chicago’s South Side, where she allegedly harmed her male partner (5).
In his just-released book, “You Thought You Knew,” dancer Kevin Federline recounts repeated instances of domestic violence by his ex-wife Britney Spears, including her brandishing of large knives (6).
And reports of female-perpetrated homicides of their romantic partners appear to be on the rise around the nation (7).
But the Tribune article makes no mention of female perpetrators or their male victims. The disinformation in the editorial is so glaring and the bias so prominent, that the Chicago Tribune editorial board should feel compelled to issue an apology to its readers.
SAVE – Stop Abusive and Violent Environments – is a 501(c)3 organization working to assure due process, fairness, and equal opportunities for men.
Links:
- Editorial: A proposed task force will have an urgent charge — confronting the scourge of domestic violence in Chicago
- https://www.cdc.gov/nisvs/documentation/nisvsreportonipv_2022.pdf?CDC_AAref_Val=https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/nisvs/nisvsreportonipv_2022.pdfTables 3 and 4.
- Cook County woman accused of attacking family member, biting officer during arrest | FOX 32 Chicago
- https://x.com/i/grok?conversation=1980331595145044147
- (21) Grok / X
- Kevin Federline reveals violent moment behind Britney Spears marriage collapse
- https://www.saveservices.org/2025/04/growing-toll-of-female-perpetrated-partner-homicides/