Family Values

I remember once, it was over thirty tears ago now, a female member of the family, rather attractive, about 15 or 16 she was being harassed in the neighborhood by some young man who wasn't very, ah... I'll just say he hadn't yet learned how to properly behave toward a young woman.
Threats of degrading sexual acts, lewdness, things of that nature.
After two or three encounters with this guy she told her dad about it. She was scared, to be sure. Naturally, her dad didn't like the kinds of things his ears were hearing.

When the Dad paid the offender a visit, he was met with hostility and a baseball bat. Before the discussion was over, the bat had changed hands, and 'the message' was properly, and forcefully, delivered.

About an hour later, the cops were paying the father a visit.. They heard him out, ruled it self-defense (wink,wink) and the situation was considered resolved.

You see, in the Old Country, fathers and brothers didn't call the cops when their women needed defending. And I know that we here in the New World are supposed to be more civilized than Calabrese rednecks. But are we, really?
Sometimes, I'm not so sure.


Today, singer Chris Brown was (finally) charged with two felonies nearly a month after he beat the snot out of girlfriend, and fellow singer, Rihanna.

Why it takes The Law a month to get around to this is don't know.
And tough guy Brown will most likely get probation, maybe attend a few "Don't hit girls" classes, some "counseling".
He's got the money, so 'justice' will be understanding of him.

But you know what I find really criminal about this whole affair?
It's that Chris Brown is still looking pretty healthy. Not even a slight limp when he walks.
So what's wrong here? Doesn't Rihanna have a father, or any brothers?