A Broward County judge is facing some heat this week after he issued a controversial ruling in a domestic abuse case. Joseph Bray and his wife got into an argument when he forgot her birthday, and in an effort to demonstrate the reasonableness of his memory lapse, he shoved her onto the couch and grabbed her by her throat. Fortunately, as Judge John "Jay" Hurley described it, this was only a "minor incident" because when Bray drew back his fist to punch his wife, he stopped himself from doing so.
Judge Hurley, like any good defender of the innocent and dispenser of justice, added a little insult to this near-miss injury by declining to punish Bray in any conventional sense. Instead of fining him or sentencing him to a little cool-off period in jail, Hurley ruled that Bray must go buy his wife flowers, take her to Red Lobster for dinner, and treat her to a nice game of bowling afterwards. Yes, Judge Hurley, there's nothing like a little court-ordered quality time to make up for missing a spouse's birthday and grabbing her by the neck. Judge Hurley, in what can only be described as a brief and rare fit of common sense, also ordered the couple to undergo marriage counseling, starting immediately.I cannot help but wonder whether Judge Hurley is married, and if so, what kind of response he got from his wife when she heard about this ruling. If I was her, I think I'd have to have a little minor incident of my own.
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