Well that was stupid. I mean, if it’s true, I guess good on him for admitting it, but that was stupid.
I agree, although it sounds like the guy isn’t remorseful in the least bit, and judges hate that. I get the guy’s sentiment. I really do. But he didn’t help himself here. If he’d just said, “I was just trying to scare her so she knew how it felt. I would never have actually done anything. I overreacted, and I’m sorry,” he probably would have gotten the sentence prosecutors recommended. Which would still be too much, in my opinion, but it sounds like he basically said, “Yeah I meant it, and I’d do it again.” It still doesn’t justify the maximum sentence, but that wasn’t smart.
