Is This a Step Forward, Backward, or Sideways?

When the beautiful Saudi news presenter was brutally beaten by her husband, this case first made news because the real story was that a Saudi male was being taken to task – by the law! – over bad behavior toward a woman. Now, as court cases seem inevitably (here in the U.S. as well) to twist and turn in strange and bizarre ways, we have the villain being pardoned by his victim. Admittedly, I can only believe this was part of the settlement, necessary to divorce and child custody issues.