Od Dear,dear dear! If one were South American and one was very PC about these maters,( what evactly does PC mean?) could one not take offence at this remark! and printed in an ASA document. naughty naughty! To make the statement that domestic violence is comon without any qualification is tantramount to a rasis coment. The sort of thing that might prejudice a inexperience medic to misinterpret a females black eye and bruising as posible abuse, even though the woman tells them that she sustained said injury falling over. This sort of prejudiced interpretation would lead to the police being called and possibly social pressure being put on the "wife" to press charges against her inoccent husband. And all for the want of more careful editing of an ASA booklet! Sorry this sounds like a synopsis for and episode of casualty! What a bunch of wa------