For all you can say about Chris Brown, he’s no Lindsay Lohan when it comes to meeting his probation requirements. Chris, 21, is serving five years probation along with six months community service for his attack on Rihanna in February of last year. He’s had several “poor me” moments since along with seeming less than sincere, by some estimates, during his media apology tour last year. Brown’s immaturity does not seem to translate to shirking his probationary requirements however. In a recent hearing for his case, the judge called him the best probationer she’s ever seen – out of thousands:

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Patricia Schnegg announced during Thursday’s hearing that the R&B singer is close to completing his required domestic violence counseling and has completed almost 73 of 180 days of community service.

“Out of thousands of probationers, no one has done a better or more consistent job than you have, and I really want to commend you for taking responsibility and for actually working diligently to complete all the things the court has required of you,” Judge Schnegg told Brown.

As part of his probation, Brown is required to do physical labor such as graffiti removal and roadside cleanup duties. Judge Schnegg is allowing the singer to complete the community service in his home state of Virginia though he is required to return to Los Angeles to check in regularly for progress reports.

“Obviously he’s gratified and he’s working hard to live up to everyone’s expectations,” said Brown’s attorney, Mark Geragos, said after the hearing.

[From Popeater]

That’s really impressive and maybe he’s learned something in counseling. The kid is only 21, and while he committed a despicable attack that many would say is unforgivable, he’s trying to do his best to make amends. It’s kind of refreshing to hear that there’s a celebrity who actually meets a judge’s requirements. TMZ has the video of Brown’s court appearance, and he’s dressed appropriately and acts respectfully. It seems over the top to say that he’s the best probationer this judge has ever seen, though. Does that sound a little fishy to anyone else?

Let’s compare Chris’ actions post-attack to how Charlie Sheen behaved after choking and holding a knife to his estranged wife Brooke Mueller’s throat last year. (Which is something that many of you brought up in an article on one of Chris’ comeback performances in June.) There was more evidence that Chris brutally beat Rihanna, and the attack was much worse given what we know, so I am in no way comparing the magnitude of those two incidents. Let’s just consider how these two responded, though. Charlie used every legal means necessary to avoid responsibility along with smearing Brooke in the press. He even had another incident in which he may or may not have threatened and abused another woman. Chris tried to take responsibility in his way and even sort-of admitted it in interviews. (He didn’t seem entirely reticent or guilty, never admitted directly what he did and was very self centered in his responses, but he tried.) I’m just playing devil’s advocate here, and I’m still skeptical of Chris. It’s hard to forgive someone after they could have killed the person they professed to love. He’s very young though and it’s obvious that he’s taking his probation seriously.