Recent Posts in Assault Category

First of all Warren Sapp is a lucky man in many ways.  I remember seeing him play at the University of Miami where he was an all american.  Unbelievably, his stock dropped during the NFL draft because of his alleged use of marijuana.  Nevertheless, he enjoyed what is considered by many to have had a Hall of Fame career while mainly playing for the Tamba Bucaneers. Currently, he is working for the NFL network.

Unfortunately, this weekend Mr. Sapp was arrested this weekend for domestic battery in Miami Beach, Florida.  Mr. Sapp was covering the Super Bowl for the NFL network.  While Warren Sapp may feel down right now since he was arrested and will not be covering the Super Bowl for NFL network.  The silver lining is that he is presumed to be innocent despite being a celebrity.  Lastly, he is lucky that this did not happen in Texas since choking a domestic partner is a felony in our state.

Sadly, the Sheen household is having a Christmas they would like to forget.  Unhappily, this is what commonly happens when there is a domestic violence situation.  They arrest the man and ask questions later especially if the man has a prior conviction for this offense.  I understand the rush to judgment since for decades this crime went overlooked by law enforcement.  Nevertheless, the police are allowing these latent biases tragically affect families.  A proper investigaton should still take place without rushing to judgment. I see this happen routinely as a Houston Assault Attorney.  The woman is initally seen crying, distraught and frantic. While in this emotional state the woman enhances the story in her favor.  Contrastingly, the man acts understated while he tells his story in a muffled tone. The man instinctively thinks this is the way he should act.  Unfortunately  his remorse is interpreted as a sign of guilt by the police.

These domestic violence situations tend to arise out of a passionate relationship that is unable to properly address a recurring problem.  This inablility leads to resentment that causes the violence.  Furthermore, the situation is magnified when one or both of them have been driinking.  Once it is apparent that the disagreement will not be resolved an uproar ensues and the police are called,  Law enforcement should provide better training to the officers responding to these situations so that they are better able to diffuse the scene instead of enflaming it.