Anger Management

Alyssa Rosenberg writes:

The Grammys’ invitation to [Chris] Brown, for example, and his win there seem to have validated his perception that he is being unfairly judged for having battered a woman (in the past, he’s thrown temper tantrums when asked entirely reasonable questions by journalists about the incident, something it seems odd his management team didn’t prepare him for). “HATE ALL U WANT BECUZ I GOT A GRAMMY Now! That’s the ultimate F–K OFF!” he Tweeted after the show, as if musical prowess ought to make us forget that he beat a woman.

I don' know how the court decided on the treatment in this case, but if there is no comprehensive pre-sentencing psych evaluation, a court prescription can be futile.

Comments

[Dave the Carpenter]

Some of our ignorant bozos (race, notwithstanding) seem to believe that rewards for success override other egregious transgressions (i.e., assault; armed robbery; fraud; etc.) In the social services field,the fashionable adjective is ENABLEMENT. There is a tendency, among the star-struck and certain other non-thinking cretins, to turn heads and look the other way when idols behave badly.

We have been admonished regarding idolatry and idol (idle?) worship. But, it would be futile to invoke morality in a society that no longer recognizes a need for such.

Brown, and other self-indulgent delinquents, are merely a symptom of societal decline.