This makes me proud to live in Florida lol
Lol at you retards who think she's victim shaming. By her not testifying against this guy(with a history of domestic violence) is going to walk free to beat on some more women. She deserves more than 3 days for that and also wasting everyone's time,not to mention her fake crying act that she turned off halfway through the vid at the flip of a switch
Judge makes me have hope that there are still some real logical women left in the US.
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When the woman was explaining why she missed the court date she said she waited the case dropped and she wanted to be done with it. The judge asked if the report she filed was true and she said yes it was.
In her ramblings she mentioned how the man was in jail for 2 weeks and she lost everything, had everything turned off and was raising a 1 year old on her own. It was apparent she still had feelings for the man.
These domestic abuse relationships are a perpetual cycle, even if the couple leave one another they often end up with the same type of partner. If individuals aren't aware of their actions/decisions they can never get better. The woman who was sentenced never said I was afraid (for my /child/family life), the man in question threatened me or anything along those lines. Her response was I have a lot of anxiety.
By refusing to testify she goes from a victim to an enabler. Her actions allow the man to continue to behave in a manner that goes unpunished and puts others at risk.
The judge issued a harsh punishment but it seems she did it with the intent that it would "wake up" the woman to what was really happening.
It didn't seem like a power or ego trip but rather this is the result of your decision. If you think this man is worth protecting (and if you listen to her statements that's what she conveys), and feel it's OK to waste the time of the court, jury, police force, and whoever else, then you will pay a price.