For clarification, I personally do support the idea that Depp was abused and more than likely acted in retaliation to Heard's abuse. I obviously keep my opinion open though as more evidence presents itself in order to prevent my views and opinions from becoming solidified.

However, I find this case is a bit interesting for how DV is viewed. It seems a lot of people expect to see a "perfect" victim for a lack of a better term where there is clearly an abuser who abuses and a victim who only accepts abuse and doesn't retaliate in any verbal/physical form. The issue lies then in who is the victim in cases where both claim the other as an abuser and only acted in retaliation to abuse as seen in this court case? It's incredibly hard to determine this and there are extremists on both sides of this case where you have clear misogynists and misandrists who both come to the conclusion based on emotions.

The phrase "Believe women" is often being discussed now because in this case it's possible that the one you're apparently supposed to believe to be the victim, may in fact be the instigator who causes the abuse initially resulting in cases of retaliatory behaviour. This sort of presents a wolf in sheeps clothing scenario for these kinds of cases.

Obviously, the proper solution is not to blindly believe one person and disbelieve the other, but instead keep your stance open and neutral until enough evidence supports a final verdict/judgement on what actually occured. However, given how views in society regarding DV is usually depicted as men being perpetrators and women being victims which is mirrored by reported stats, what are the odds that this case will change this preconception when handling cases like the one involving Depp v and Heard?

Personally, I don't think it's likely to change much overall in society since the reported stats will still make people more likely to be biased in there assumptions not to mention on average men are stronger physically so this too will likely play a large role in societal bias. What are your thoughts?