"I ♥ My Marriage"

[Potemkin]

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2009/0316093marriage1.html

Man wearing "I ♥ My Marriage" t-shirt busted for domestic battery

MARCH 16--A Florida man wearing an "I ♥ My Marriage" t-shirt was arrested last night for allegedly choking his wife during an argument in their Tampa-area home. Bradley Gellert, a 32-year-old financial consultant, was busted by Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office deputies and booked into jail on a felony domestic battery by strangulation charge.

According to a police report, Gellert, pictured in the below mug shot, got into an argument with his wife and "screamed at the victim and threw numerous items." He then allegedly "grabbed the victim's neck and strangled her," which "prevented the victim from breathing normally."

Gellert's wife subsequently fled the couple's Apollo Beach home and went to a nearby sheriff's office to report the incident. Investigators noted that the woman had been "taken to the ground by the arrestee and suffered an abrasion to her knee and red marks on her neck."

The "I ♥ My Marriage" shirt was a promotional item tied to the 2008 movie "Fireproof," a Christian-themed film starring Kirk Cameron. The movie, a hit in evangelical circles, centers on a fireman's religious awakening and his simultaneous effort to save a failing marriage. Click here to see mug shots of other arrestees nabbed while wearing t-shirts with similarly unfortunate messages. (9 pages)

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[rc]

Since he was alone immediately prior to being apprehended, I wonder whether he cooled off a little bit, and then put on the shirt intentionally, thinking that the shirt might bolster his claim of innocence ever so slightly.

If this is indeed the case, though, his plan will backfire. Presumably, he'll have to take the position that his wife is lying and made up the whole story. The T-shirt would seem to indicate that she had never done so in the past.

I see that he's a "financial consultant". In other words, he peddles some sort of dubious investment opportunity.

Well, at least he only tried to strangle her, and didn't attempt to behead her. I should think he's entitled to a bit of leniency for that reason.

[Ross]

Most probably the actions of a young man in extreme distress
and at breakpoint .

I do not subscribe to the "they are all monsters" theory .

[shalym]

Most probably the actions of a young man in extreme distress
and at breakpoint .

I do not subscribe to the "they are all monsters" theory .

Sorry, but there's no excuse for abuse.

According to a police report, Gellert, pictured in the below mug shot, got into an argument with his wife and "screamed at the victim and threw numerous items." He then allegedly "grabbed the victim's neck and strangled her," which "prevented the victim from breathing normally."

Gellert's wife subsequently fled the couple's Apollo Beach home and went to a nearby sheriff's office to report the incident. Investigators noted that the woman had been "taken to the ground by the arrestee and suffered an abrasion to her knee and red marks on her neck."

At the very least he has anger issues that need to be addressed.

Shari

[Ross]

Sorry, but there's no excuse for abuse.

I think that is quite a reasonable attitude ( no excuse for bad behavior )
so long as you are consistent and apply it to women also.

[shalym]

I think that is quite a reasonable attitude ( no excuse for bad behavior )
so long as you are consistent and apply it to women also.
Of course--that goes without saying.

Shari

[rc]

I do not subscribe to the "they are all monsters" theory .

Sorry, but there's no excuse for abuse.

Oh, I thought he was referring to "financial consultants".