Posts Tagged: Domestic Violence

Mayweather Begins Serving Jail Sentence

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Boxer Floyd Mayweather surrendered in an Las Vegas courtroom today to begin serving a 90-day jail sentence for domestic violence.  The very sentence Justice of the Peace Melissa Saragosa allowed him to delay to make that May 5th fight with Miguel Cotto. Here are my thoughts on that delay in case you missed it.  … Read more »

Marissa Alexander Sentenced To 20 Years

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This is a case almost too shocking to believe.  A woman whose husband admits to “putting his hands” on many of the woman in his life is free, while she is sentenced to a mandatory 20 years in prison. The husband agreed to an interview with me today on HLN, but when the time came, he… Read more »

OP-ED: Do Mayweather’s ‘Money’ And Fame Hide Victim’s Pain?

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Did you watch the fight? Pay-Per-View fights have become such events in our culture, we just say the fight. But just so we’re on the same page, I mean the Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather—Miguel Cotto fight in Las Vegas last Saturday night.  Chances are, you probably did; it’s estimated that there were nearly 2 million PPV buys at $69.95… Read more »