Originally Posted by atx840
Not sure why his history of domestic violence is being ignored.
Brown was arrested at least seven times for assault, mainly against women.[94] During the era when the incidents occured, prominent men were usually not scrutinized for reported offenses against women.[41] He was never found guilty of a major crime;[41] in most of the cases, the women refused to press charges after calling the police.[95] In 1965, Brown was arrested in his hotel room for assault and battery against an 18-year-old Brenda Ayres; he was later acquitted of those charges.[96] A year later, he fought paternity allegations that he fathered her child.[97]
In 1968, Brown was charged with assault with intent to commit murder after model Eva Bohn-Chin was found beneath the balcony of Brown's second-floor apartment.[98] The charges were later dismissed after Bohn-Chin refused to cooperate with the prosecutor's office. Brown was also ordered to pay a $300 fine for striking a deputy sheriff involved in the investigation during the incident. In Brown's autobiography, he stated that Bohn-Chin was angry and jealous over an affair he had been having with Gloria Steinem, and this argument is what led to the "misunderstanding with the police".[99]
Brown in 2000
In 1970, Brown was found not guilty of assault and battery, the charges stemming from a road-rage incident that had occurred in 1969.[100] In 1975, Brown was convicted of misdemeanor battery for beating and choking his golfing partner, Frank Snow. He was sentenced to one day in jail, two years' probation, and a fine of $500.[101][102] In 1985, Brown was charged with raping a 33-year-old woman.[103] The charges were later dismissed.[104] In 1986, he was arrested for assaulting his fiancée Debra Clark.[105] Clark refused to press charges, and he was released.[106]
In 1999, Brown was arrested and charged with making terroristic threats toward his wife Monique. According to Brown, "The only time [we] ever have an argument is during [her menstrual period]". Later that year, he was found guilty of vandalism for smashing her car with a shovel.[107] He was sentenced to three years' probation, one year of domestic violence counseling, and 400 hours of community service or 40 hours on a work crew along with a $1,800 fine.[108] Brown ignored the terms of his sentence and in 2000 was sentenced to six months in jail, which he began serving in 2002 after refusing the court-ordered counseling and community service.[109] He was released after three months.[110][111]
"There is no excuse for violence", said Brown in 2015.[49] "There is never a justification for anyone to impose themselves on someone else. And it will always be incorrect when it comes to a man and a woman, regardless of what might have happened. You need to be man enough to take the blow. That is always the best way. Do not put your hands on a woman
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