In a message dated 5/31/2000 8:17:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
ami@ML.usagi.org writes:

<< 
 << Men don't hit girls.  Even girls who can protect themselves.  If a girl
  comes up to a guy and decks him, he's just going to get beat up
  because GUYS don't hit girls.  That's just the way it works.   >>
  >>

  This is also because most police would never believe a guy who said he hit 
a female in self-defense regardless of the truth.