Now that you're no longer a Bengals fan are you going to research players on your new team to make sure they don't have any bad people on the team? Joe Mixon, as bad as what he did was, isn't the only athlete that has a troubled past. There's countless athletes all across sports that have done bad things that people don't make a fuss about.
You were OK with Reggie Nelson who was riding around with Aaron Hernandez shooting people in Gainesville, Pacific Man Jones, Vontez Burdick, and all the other Bengals thugs but this is where you draw the line? Hate to break it to you, but Cincinnati has been a trash organization with trash human beings on roster for years.
Actually, there's another report since "the incident" which was not so positive. It involved a parking ticket, and it involved Mixon behaving like a total jackass. To his credit, he didn't break anyone's face on that occasion. He deserves kudos for his restraint.
Not condoning what he did, he should have walked away. Called the cops and pressed charges. Both parties where at fault here and it's a lesson learned for each of them. Was the girl charged?
I can't, and don't intend to try. My point is that regardless of rights and wrongs, you just don't draft stupid.
Fair enough. I guess I just see different degrees of stupid in different actions. Beating a woman in public rates pretty highly on the "guess what I'm doing next" scale in my eyes.
Can't be too much of a wimp playing NFL football. But his fortitude isn't the point. She broke the law by assaulting him. She should have been charged. He should have walked away and exercised his rights to be protected. Again, not condoning what either of them did. But I'm not going to allow someone to beat on me without consequences, legal or other. If that makes me a wimp, then this grumpy old paratrooper must be a big f'n snatch with sand in it.
No favorite team then? I understand. I know what the Mixon kid did was awful, but I don't think that precludes from ever having a life or being able to pursue one. He was 18 when it happened. Time will tell if he truly changed. Many, many pro athletes and college have done awful things. Not sure why what this kid did has created such vitriol.
I guess everyone is not up to your standards. I'm sure at 18 you never did anything bad or anything you regret. That ivory tower must get lonely.
How would you feel if the Bengals signed Ray Rice? Would you cheer for him as well?
Of course everyone knows about Pac Man Jones's legal issues. His problems have been widely publicized. I don't think any fan of the team likes those problems, but there is a huge difference in drafting a person that has punched out a girl and fractured her face in multiple places. I can't rationalize acceptance of that unconscionable behavior on the basis that other players in the NFL have had different legal problems. Every large organization is going to have some employees that have legal problems, but you have to draw the line somewhere. If you can rationalize breaking a girls face, I'm not sure what to tell you.
