"Do we need to feel any sympathy for women, or men, in plights such as these? Do these women deserve to be abused almost, in fact invited, if that's their reason for staying?"
Mr Laws claimed the "overwhelming" majority of callers to his show agreed with his views.
He said he was against domestic violence, but claimed the White Ribbon campaign did more harm than good.
"It's a limp-wristed, feel-good approach that does no good, and is anti-male. In fact, I would suggest that the White Ribbon campaign is offensive to most men," Mr Laws said.
His main criticism of the White Ribbon campaign was it ignored female violence against men.
"There is a huge amount of unreported female violence against men in this country. And the reason it is unreported is because the police and social services do not take it seriously."
Tim Metcalfe, executive director of Jigsaw Whanganui, said numerous studies had shown that while both men and women engaged in low-level violence, men were more likely to use "serious tactics" against women.
"We're not talking just about physical violence but also emotional violence - it's about injecting fear," he explained.
Mr Metcalfe said part of that emotional violence could include threatening to harm someone or something dear to the victim.
"In my experience, threats to harm children or pets are extremely common in domestic violence situations."
Mr Metcalfe said it was often hard for people with status, privilege and power to understand the fears that victims of domestic violence faced.
As for the White Ribbon campaign, Mr Metcalfe noted that 700 Wanganui men had taken part in the White Ribbon march on November 25 last year, clearly showing their support.