SIX MONTHS???

This, Dearly Beloved, is the face of domestic violence.  This is Emily, after her POS husband beat the crap out of her in front of their children.  Originally charged with Domestic Violence, the charges were upgraded later to Felony Aggravated Assault because of the seriousness of her injuries.

Felony Aggravated Assault, Dearly Beloved, and he  managed to plead it down to Simple Assault, for which he's getting SIX MONTHS!  Six months, for doing this to the mother of his children.  She said she agreed to the deal because, after three years, she wants "closure," which I assume means she's had enough of this crap.

He whined in court about a drinking problem and prescription drugs, and said he was all kinds of sorry, "from the bottom of my heart."

What heart?

What kind of man punches his wife in the face?  In front of their children, too!

Emily has had the good sense to dump him in the intervening years.  She has remarried, hopefully to a real man.

The city fired him after he was charged, but the Civil Service Commission got him reinstated, citing his excuses of PTSD and depression.

Gag me with a chainsaw.

http://beta.clarionledger.com/article/20110909/NEWS/109090333/1002/news01/Jackson-firefighter-gets-6-months-for-punching-woman