He gave her flowers, a box of chocolates and multiple bruising', read the billboards put up by the Association of London Authorities to draw attention to domestic violence. Like little old ladies getting mugged, it is a terrible thing when a woman gets multiple bruising. Men are violent' is the message. The Association of London Authorities knows that the police are putting extra resources into policing domestic violence. Creating a climate where violence is expected in the home makes it easier for the police to justify their increased interference in family life.
Political correctness is particularly good at parading victims before the public.
PC arises out of the defeat that many radicals experienced in arguing for independence and autonomy - whether for women or ethnic minorities, trade unionists or social security claimants. Once upon a time they would have been demanding rights for one group or another. Today they are not demanding rights and freedom, but asking the state for protection. The sense of defeat has turned these radicals in the direction of a victim mentality. The more suffering the victim, the more worthy the cause.