Des moines Register – [1]A Des Moines man went to jail Wednesday afternoon for allegedly throwing an onion at his wife.The police report begins: “(The victim) states her husband had been drinking and they got into an argument.”James Izzolena, 54, of 3515 Sheridan Ave., was charged with domestic assault causing injury. Police said he became upset with his wife, Nicole Izzolena, 27, and tossed an onion at her, striking her in the back of the head.She told police it made her head hurt. James Izzolena admitted throwing the onion, police said, but he claimed he did not intend to hit her with it. He was being held without bond pending a court appearance today.
Ain’t love grand? Onions? Brings a tear to the eye, as it were.
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So let’s work this stuff out. They guy loses whatever income he would have had, had he actually been working. He now has an arrest record. He’ll probably get $3,000.00 worth of fine. Maybe another $3,000.00 of legal fees. My guess is she’ll be paying for most of it.
She: 27, he: 55ish. Big shock, they’re not getting on well at all times, huh?
Before you start, no, domestic violence is a serious problem. But some cases you just have to look at and say “this doesn’t rise to that level”.
Let me be the first to issue the call:
Let us work together to stamp out this ugly scourge of onion violence.
Good lord, what’s next? Rutabagas?