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Chris Brown usually isn't distracted when girls scream at him while he works. The cheers must egg him on. Those reactions encourage him to pop-lock harder, moonwalk cleaner, or even bust a back flip.

Chris knows that his adoring female fans want to see him perform his best.

But he seemed a bit awkward Wednesday when a lady's voice called out to him in the midst of his first day of community labor at the police horse stables in Richmond, Virginia.

While using a rake to dig up weeds, Chris nervously flinched when a woman yelled, interrupting him. He immediately turned to find the caller, and playfully tossed the rake from hand to hand.

Chris appeared unnerved as the news cameras continued to collect footage of him cleaning as armed police supervised. This is a different type of paparazzi for the 20-year-old pop star already accustomed to performing for thousands of concertgoers.

During his interview with Larry King a few weeks ago, Chris said he did not object to his 180 community labor sentence. He described himself as a hard worker, who was up to the challenge. But he thought that his services could be of better use to the city. He suggested talking to troubled teens.

I laughed as I watched the clips. I laughed because I got to see Chris Brown being reprimanded for his assault on his former girlfriend Rihanna.

But in all honesty, I didn't just laugh because of the celebrity factor. If I saw someone I knew doing community labor as a means to repay the city for an infraction, I would also find it funny.

Depending on the individual, this public community labor can absolutely be considered a form of humiliation. But I think it is a good idea.

It can't be any less embarrassing than it was for Rihanna to go in public after the photo of her bruised face was circulated over the internet.

I think this aspect of Chris' sentence is one that he will not want to do again. It will make him think twice before he repeats the offense.

Still, Chris has to spend five years on probation, attend a 52-week course on domestic abuse, and stay away from Rihanna for the entirety of the sentence.

Hopefully, Chris' experience will deter other domestic violence perpetrators from committing violence crimes.

Ironically, one of the men shown pacing the field is wearing a t-shirt that reads, Stop Teen Violence.

Aside from Chris' legal woes, he has been easing back into his music career.

Chris makes a cameo in the new Keri Hilson video "Slow Dance," and teams with hot newcomer Ester Dean for their explosive collab, "Drop it Low."

The trailer for Chris' new movie, Takers, hit the internet this week. The heist flick also co-stars Matt Dillon, Idris Elba, and T.I.

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