If I had two flags instead of just one, I'd have used them both here. There is nothing worthwhile about this story. It is totally unsuited for HN.

* Nobody knew who this guy was before he beat up his girlfriend.

* Virtually nobody on HN knew anything about his company before he beat up his girlfriend.

* There is no interesting or intellectually gratifying conversation to be had about a guy beating up his girlfriend. It's a valence issue.

This is one of those stories where the only "discussion" is going to end up being people trying to one-up each other on how authentically they can appear outraged.