chris brown is still very young and deserves another chance end of discution.
also rihanna should take the blame of her faults to because she hit him first a couple times before the horrific beating she took.

i think that rihanna isnt totally inoccent. she acts like she is a goddes in this stituation. chris brown was only a teenager when this happened on feb.8 but he should be mature enough to walk away.

Wow! I'm appalled at to know that so many people are ignorant to the fact that IT DOESN'T MATTER IF CHRIS WAS PROVOKED OR NOT! It should never matter. Yes, Chris should have a chance to redeem himself, but in the meantime, he will have to suffer the consequences of his actions. We should not be a society that allows "I'm
Sorry" to be a get jail free card. You're sorry, Wonderful! You're forgiven, but this incident will NEVER be forgotten. Every woman will know that there's a chance that she might "provoke" Chris, and get her @SS beat. You judge a tree by it's fruit. Rhianna's face and her scared and broken heart are the fruit of Chris Brown's actions. You don't need to the know the WHOLE side of the story, pictures speak a thousands words. Men are supposed to be the protectors of the home. What does it say about men when women have to protect themselves from the ones who should be protecting them? I hope and pray Chris and Rhianna come to the salvation grace, which is in Jesus Christ. However, when a child eats a cookie when they were told not to....they should be punished, or else, they will continue to eat those cookies…..

I FEEL THAT IT IS ALWAYS TWO SIDES TO EVERY STORY. I AM NOT TRYING TO JUSTIFY WHAT CHRIS BROWN DID BUT I DO NOT BELEIVE RHIANNA IS NO SAINT IN THIS SITUATION EITHER. I DO NOT BELEIVE THE WHOLE STORY IS BEING TOLD.

If you all who's defending Chris think this was the first time this happened, then I really feel sorry for you and this country. I,too, feel he deserves another chance. Everyone deserves a 2nd chance. But to come on here and say some mess like "he was just defending himself" "Rihanna provoked him"...are you really serious?? If this incident had NOT become public, do you really think Chris would have learned his lesson AND Rihanna would have left? No to both questions.

I'm a woman in very ashamed of the responses coming from women. I never thought domestic violence could be justified. If this happen to your sister and mother, many of the women would "think" differently. Many women are siding with Christ because they don't like Rihanna.When domestic abuse arise all race, sex, size, past history, and any matter of discrimination goes out the window. In American, we are pretty sure about animal rights and not human rights. Its very embarrassing. People need to stop petting Chris on the back. Abusive behavior should not be condone because of his ex-girlfriend's past. He knew what he was getting into. If you can't stand the fire stay out the kitchen. Even water boils.

Chris Brown beat up his ex. He has no respect for women. What's the discussion?

Chris brown admitted that his beautiful mother was in a abuse relationship.To me having seen that at a very young age, can affect your view on relationships. This is notthing but a case of being somewhere at the wrong moment. yes, he should had walked away however I think rihanna provoke him (double-standard). Chris brown's so so talented, I think instead of judging him on past actions he should seek conseling to make sure this does happen again. I love you Chris Brown and be blessed!

THIS WAS A VOLATILE RELATIONSHIP BUT I THINK THEY CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THEIR LIFE. CHRIS IS VERY TALENTED AND I THINK HE HAS LEARNED FROM THIS ENDEAVOR, SO WITH THAT SAID I WISH HIM ALL THE HAPPINESS IN THE WORLD!!!

My vote is LOVE HIM..people kill me. They r the first to throw GOD into everything. N then turn around not forgive...lol lol. How funny is that

Wow, "take your foot off your brother and consider yourself", paraphrased thats in the Bible for some that dont know. What Chris did is awful but life is not over for him. He is not Ike Turner, or some other habitual woman beater he can turn things around. You dont have to forgive him but I'm sure God will.

November of last year, my cousin was stabbed to death by her husband, who had been abusing her for years. When she finally decided to leave, she went to the courthouse and filed papers for assault and got a restraining order. He followed her. Waited for her. Attacked her from behind and stabbed her 20-30 times in broad daylight in front of the courthouse on the street like an animal. She waited tooo late to get out of that situation. If a man hits a woman once, it's almost guaranteed that it will happen again. People can talk all they want about what the woman may have done to provoke the man, but my cousin was a beautiful young woman, inside and out. She was a devoted mother to 3 little children who miss their her terribly. Everyone who allures to the fact that Chris may have had a reason to assault Rhianna needs to be educated on domestic violence. There is no reason. Domestic violence is a crime! I am a single mother raising 2 boys and I teach them to walk away. I teach them to how to treat women. I have mixed feelings about Chris because he is a young man who has the rest of his life ahead of him, but he committed a crime. Hopefully he has learned from this experience and will get the help he needs to redeem himself. I am an author. I am currently working on my 2nd book called "Nadine." It is a story of a woman in an abused marriage. Excerpts are on my website sabrenamontorarobinson.com. This book will be dedicated to my cousin.

Yeah, okay everyone makes mistakes. But some of the so-called women on here making excuses for his behavior is scary as he ll. You so-called women have or have to raise young boys into men and hold them accountable for their behavior or else it could be a HUGE problem. It's bad enough that the wedlocke rate is 70% get it together black so-called women. I say this because you guys are the only ones making excuses for our brothers. I would never let my little brother get away with this s hit. WOOOOOOOOOOOOW!!Sick!

In my opinion everybody makes mistakes. Chris Brown is a young man who did something that I'm sure he regrets for various reasons. However, I think he deserves a second chance no one is perfect and above making a mistake.

I raised 3 sons, who were taught to respect women an never to put their hands on a woman for any reason,WALK AWAY!! and to know if they ever did put their hands on a woman they better hope the police get to them before I do. Chris Brown is a young man who was raised in an abusive home, this is what he saw.However there is never an excuse for a man to put his hands on women.The same rule applies to women as well,keep your hands to yourself!!!. Chis at 19 has the emotional age of a 12 year old.He made a HUGE mistake but he deserves a second chance. Everyone of us has made a major mistake in our life, because we are human beings and someone forgave us. Robbers,rapist, child molesters and murders are given 2nd chances why not this young man? What he needs are strong men in his life to mentor him and guide him in the correct way to treat women, and help lead a positive life. We should remember that we can love and care deeply about a person and not like what they do.