Comments on: Anonymous Prosecutor: Chris Brown and Rihanna

By: The Best Deal Chris Brown Will Ever Make - The Pursuit of Harpyness

The Best Deal Chris Brown Will Ever Make - The Pursuit of Harpyness — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:48:05 +0000

[...] time sounds like a slap on the wrist to me, so I asked our resident domestic violence expert, Anonymous Prosecutor, whether this seemed like a reasonable sentence and got this [...]

By: sarah.of.a.lesser.god

sarah.of.a.lesser.god — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 20:37:32 +0000

This is really good info to have. I admit I thought that a complaining witness was a necessity for prosecution, although it sounds like it can be very difficult in the absence of one.

By: BeckySharper

BeckySharper — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 20:06:41 +0000

@JDR, P.Soul: Yeah, I think this is his first encounter with the law as an adult. He’s only 19, though, so if he’d been in trouble as a juvenile, we wouldn’t know, since those records are sealed.

By: bluebears

bluebears — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 20:05:49 +0000

thanks becky. although I do wonder if some sort of plea deal wouldn’t be ultimately entered into. which wouldn’t be a bad thing, it would be a way of mandating some sort of counseling.

By: j.d.regent

j.d.regent — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 20:05:31 +0000

I really, really, really hope that man is in therapy.

By: Pilgrim Soul

Pilgrim Soul — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 20:04:18 +0000

JD, I wasn’t really familiar with either of them before this but from what I hear he has been squeaky clean in the past.

By: j.d.regent

j.d.regent — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 20:01:18 +0000

Also does Chris have a prior record of violence? He is only 19 so if he does it’s probably not that long, but that would definitely play a role.

By: BeckySharper

BeckySharper — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 20:00:49 +0000

@bluebears: I put your question to Anonymous Prosecutor and the answer is: “is it unprofessional for me to say ‘absofuckinglutely’?”

By: Pilgrim Soul

Pilgrim Soul — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 20:00:21 +0000

This is true, yvanehtnioj. It’s just, as we know, Kanye is not exactly famous for his nuanced and careful positions on issues.

By: j.d.regent

j.d.regent — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 20:00:10 +0000

Pilgrim, I’m really not sure about what kinds of pressures motivate prosecutors in these situations (maybe if I did I would be a way better lawyer!) I imagine it might depend on the politics of that particular office. But they are gonna catch a lot of flak for treating celebrities differently if the case gets dropped. Esp. because this is LA right? Remember when Paris got 44 days for a technical probation violation so the judge could prove he was doling out equal justice? I could see it going a lot of different ways. It sounds like they have a 911 tape and photographs, which should be enough to go forward.