IamA ex-con released in 2008 after doing time in New York for a violent crime, AMA

Proof sent to mods already, to be verified in thread.

Last week, /u/killer-on-the-loose posted on AskReddit, “In the heat of anger, what was the worst decision you've made? what were the consequences?” My answer was, “I confronted my then-wife's lover and he said, "Yeah, I'm fucking her, what are you gonna do about it?" It was dark and I don't think he had seen the golf club that was right next to me. I beat him with it severely and didn't stop until I heard sirens. I was sentenced to three years in prison.”

The comment had more than 14,000 upvotes and about 11,000 downvotes and it generated at least 1,000 questions and other comments. Some of those were requests that I do an AMA about it, so here I am, AMA. I’ll answer questions off and on as I have time throughout the week.