FORGET prison, parole or probation: a Florida man was sentenced to buy his wife flowers, take her to a restaurant and then out for a night of bowling.
Joseph Bray, 47, received the unusual sentence after his arrest for domestic violence in an argument that started when he forgot his wife’s birthday on Monday, the Orlando Sentinel reported this week.
Judge John Hurley also ordered Bray and his wife to undergo marriage counselling.
The light sentence came after Bray’s wife confirmed to the judge that she was not injured in the dispute and that she did not fear a repeat.
Bray had no prior arrests, and never hit his wife during the scuffle that started after he made no acknowledgment of his spouse’s birthday. – Sapa-AP
