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Originally Posted by Strange Famous
1 - It is a joke that inflicting the kind of injuries on a defenceless woman that Rihanna suffered in an unprovoked physical attack is not dealt with with a jail sentence
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It's not a joke. This kind of sentencing happens all the time. Do you know what probation entails? Have you ever done that much community service? Have you taken courses on domestic violence? Even if you haven't, how can you perceive these things as a laughing matter?
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2 - The lenitent attitude that is shown to domestic violence is a grave embarassment to America, and to other nations where beating up a female spouse is just seen as a privat matter and a bit of a laugh to the institutionally sexist justice system.
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I don't think Brown is laughing. Probation is a serious responsibility. Twelve months is a long time to be under probation. And, yeah, let's not open that can of worms regarding sexism in the justice system....
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3 - I think certainly the people of the Bahama's will very unhappy that one of their most famopus daughters has been violently beaten up by a man who wont serve a day in jail fo it because he is rich and his victim was his partner. I expect that the American ambassador in Bahama's has already been summoned and an offical protest made.
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I think Bahamian politicians have far more important matters to attend to than spend any time on an issue of common-law misdemeanors between two parties that happen off Bahamian soil. The most I'd expect is a public statement issued from an office to the media in the form of a release. And his kind of sentencing happens to poor people too, so that's a non-issue.
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4 - We do not need to dwell on the horrible injuries inflicted on Rihanna again. Would you descrive Brown's activity as sane or peaceful?
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Sanity isn't an issue,I don't think. What he did was against public peace, of course. I don't think he's a "crazed hooligan." He'd have a different fate if that was the issue.
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5 - no jail time. Not one day inside. Probation and a bit of community service (which as I said already he will undoubtably spend simply going round school's talking about domestic violence and how he got away with it)
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He's going to clean up graffiti and pick up litter. Even Boy George did that. Plus the requirements under which one must abide for court-issued probation can be highly restrictive. And, as I said, 12 months is quite a while to abide by these. This is not a slap on the wrist. A slap on the wrist would have been a minimal fine and a few weekends in detention.
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6 - I have seen multiple Facebook groups backing Brown even when th photo's leaked. I have no doubt that her record company have told her not to appear vengeful and risk losing sales to female fans who have crushes on the lunatic Brown. A very very sad state of affairs indeed.
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Yes, yes, he's such a looney, just like his fans. Are you saying he should be institutionalized on grounds of insanity? Why would want you send someone like that to a general population prison?
I'm sorry, but you aren't convincing me.