Marvin49":3qv10yvc said:
Not defending Miller here because I don't yet know what happened, but he hasn't yet been charged with anything. He was arrested.
So far all I've seen is that she said she was "attacked" and he took her keys. She also said "nevermind" at the end of her call...so no idea what that means.
If Miller hit her, cut him. Now.
Just dunno what happened yet so I'd slow down on judgment.
We'll wait to see what happens, but it's worth knowing CA law here.
It's important to know that you can be arrested for three levels of domestic battery: 1) domestic battery, 2) aggravated battery, or 3) corporal injury of a spouse.
You can also be arrested for any of these levels at the misdemeanor level or the felony level.
If the DA decides to charge he/she can change these things, but the initial police report does give some insight into the *type* of thing which MAY have happened.
For instance, Ray McDonald, IIRC, was arrested for a felony committal of the highest battery level: "corporal injury to a spouse."
Bruce Miller's arrest report is for the misdemeanor committal of the lowest level (domestic battery).
Usually that's reserved for anything from throwing an article of clothing (which falls under the domestic battery law) to slight and non-physically damaging touching, blocking a doorway, etc.
All to say that I'm in now way whatsoever defending Bruce Miller or whatever his actions may have been, but looking at the charges and assuming the reporting officer isn't a total idiot, the chances of him having hit her are exceptionally low.