Out in La-La land, heartthrob singer Chris Brown has gotten a slap on the wrist for pummeling his Grammy-winning girlfriend Rihanna's face into hamburger. They said first-time abusers generally escape jail.
La-La land, where there is now high-visibility legal precedent for the proposition that an initial flurry of punches is virtually free.
Backed by high-priced lawyers and significant fan belief that Rihanna must have been at fault for triggering the assault, Brown had pleaded not guilty. Until Rihanna was about to take the stand. Until the district attorney and Judge Patricia Schnegg agreed to let him off with community service and counseling.
"It's commendable you took responsibility for your conduct," said Schnegg, which passes for truth in a system that never met an A-lister it didn't like.
By letting Brown slide, Schnegg and prosecutors did a disservice to the 4.8 million American women assaulted or raped by their partners every year.
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