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Ray Rice and wife Janay Palmer. (AP file photo)

Video of former Baltimore Ravens football star Ray Rice beating his wife in an elevator has put domestic violence in the spotlight.

Angela Moore says "Domestic violence is about life and death. It's not a 'cultural' thing. It's not a 'racial' thing. It's not a 'certain socioeconomic status' thing....The ONLY debate about domestic violence should be who offers the services quicker, closer, more completely and in more confidence to help a woman or any human who has experienced this horrible, horrible dehumanizing act."

In the comments section, Anderson Romagnano asks "What about domestic violence committed by women against men?"

Do you think male victims of domestic violence are overlooked? If so, what's the best way to address the issue? Speak out in the comments below.

Here are more of the day's letters to the editor.

-- A Huntsville couple comes to the defense of Louis Breland.

-- Alabama is expected to receive more than $1 billion in RESTORE Act monies, and Jill Mastrototaro of the National Wildlife Federation said state leaders must ensure those funds are spent wisely on restoration projects that benefit the greater Gulf ecosystem.

-- Is House Speaker John Boehner playing politics on immigration? A Springville reader thinks so.

-- The conversation about black-on-black crime continues. A Birmingham reader lists five incidents of violence from around the country, saying: "All of this was in a short period of time. It's a wonder there aren't more protests."

-- Tragic loss of life was on the mind of a Homewood reader, who mourned the loss of Mac Watson: "Reading Mac Watson's obituary just drove home how much each of us truly is Mac Watson - loving husband, father, son, brother; loyal, brave and faithful servant of his country. And now he's gone. And for what?

"There's something patently wrong in our city, our country, and our culture - in us - if we condone this type of behavior and allow it to become the norm."

-- A Guntersville reader discusses the drawbacks of wind-powered energy sources.

We're eager to hear what you think. Submit your own letter to the editor.