[Aaron0617]

Why was Yanni arrested? It doesn't say he punched her or knocked her down. There was no blood drawn, bloody lip, black eye etc.

I don't get it.

[hole_n_one]

From this Miami-Herald account.......

The girlfriend, Silvia Barthes, 33, told police that Yanni threw her clothes from the closet and ordered her to move out of his house, a $7.7 million property on South Ocean Boulevard.

Barthes, who could not be reached for comment, told police that Yanni grabbed her forearms and shook her, then threw her onto a bed. She said he also slapped her, according to the report.

Yanni admitted they argued but said he only grabbed her arms after she kicked him in the groin, police said. He said he hurt his left middle finger during the confrontation but denied striking her.

When police arrived, they say Barthes' lip was swollen and bloody. She told an officer she thought she may have struck her own lip while Yanni shook her.

Police arrested Yanni on a charge of domestic battery, a first-degree misdemeanor.

[garyhope]

I agree. Why wasn't she arrested? How many women are ever arrested for assaulting a man?

And no, I don't mean that there isn't egregious physical assault on women by men, but an argument where there is physical contact is not always assault. There are times when both men and women deserve a smack between themselves. Life is often physical. There are lessons to be learned from physical contact that all the talking and "sharing" won't get across.