R&B singer admits Rihanna assault

My summary
Chris Brown has pleaded guilty to one count of assault on his ex-girlfriend Rihanna. He was ordered to five years of probation and six months of community service. Rihanna has said that the sentence was “fair”
They have also gotten a stay-away order even though they did not seek to get one. The judge thought that it was best for both of them to stay away from each other.
Speaking outside the court, Brown's lawyer Mark Geragos said: "He embraces this as a chance to get the message out that domestic violence will not be tolerated. He wants to get his life back on track."
After reports of the assault emerged, a photograph was posted on a US gossip website which purported to show Rihanna with welts, scratches, bruises and swelling on her face. The police are now trying to find out who leaked the photograph.


My opinion
I think it is good that Chris Brown got sentenced because of his actions however I do not know whether his punishment was just. I think that only because he is famous that his sentence is as low as it is you see that with a lot of celebrities. He has gotten five years probation and six months of community service while the original sentence was a jail sentence of four years! This is obviously more serious than the final verdict.
I do think the judge’s order for them to stay away from each other was a very good idea even though Rihanna did not ask for one. You see most of the woman who have been assaulted by their boyfriend or husbands tend to go back to him. However as Oprah says “If he has hit you once he will hit you again”