No shit.
The quote comes from First Judicial District Court Judge Michael Vigil, in a
about a man who strangled his wife getting sentenced to...probation!
That's the man, lucky duck Steve Romero, pictured at left. From the Journal story (available to subscribers only):
Blaming the victim
?
Update
: I forgot to mention that the woman was pregnant. And that the Santa Fe New Mexican
as well (no subscription required):
Probation
!