His punishment? Take your wife to dinner!
Each year, American woman experience 4.8 million incidents of violence from their partners . In 2005, three women each day were murdered by an intimate partner.
It is an epidepmic that needs to be taken seriously. Unfortunately, many judges do not.
Sonja Bray of Florida, age 39 explained to the court that she and her husband Joseph Bray got into an arguement when he forgot her birthday. The arguement escalated into a physical altercation when Jospeph reportedly pushed her on the sofa, held her by her neck and threatened her. Sonja Bray called the police and Joseph was arrested.
The presiding judge in the case called the incident "Very very minor" and then asked Mrs. Bray the name of her favorite restaurant. The judge actually ordered Joseph Bray to take her to that restraunt for dinner, buy her flowers and attend marriage counseling. With this ridiculous verdict and potentially endangering the safety of Sonja Bray, the case was closed.
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