I'm glad people here can understand and sympathize. I think too many times people blindly judge, not taking in to consideration the circumstances. There are lots of people out there with emotional issues that are still good people. I do not know Chris Brown personally so I can't judge his heart. It's clear the media manipulated him to get a story. Unfortunately, he fell in to the trap that was set for him, but that doesn't make him a monster. I would never advocate violence against women, but I was not there, we do not know the situation and probably never will. We don't know what Rihanna said or did to him. All I do know is that it was a two way street and something tells me that Rihanna is also a guilty party. Again, I would never advocate violence against women. I'm only trying to express that we too often judge people and situations we know nothing about. It's fine if people write Chris Brown off for the rest of his life. Just don't go see his movies or buy his albums. Simple as that. However, let the man live his life and stop holding the past against him. If he is trying to change for the better, he has every right to and it is not our job to judge and hold anyone back from betterment. I really don't understand the sort of shock given the circumstances. Is a matador shocked at the reaction a bull has when it taunted? Is that bull held held responsible and condemned? Chris Brown has known anger issues and yet the media persists to provoke. I think the media and general public need to move on and stop beating Chris Brown over the head with a dead horse. Let him be. I'm not even a fan and don't own a single album or song, so this isn't a case of bias (in case anyone is wondering).