Ah man so many ways to go with this one?
First lets remember Kids watch the NFL draft. What ESPN did was uncalled for. I get Violence and Bad news brings in the paying Viewers. Yet is was in bad taste. It was pointless to show the video and merely showed how ESPN has become political correct and trying to make points instead of just reporting.
Second. Look I'm not going to defend this kid in what he did. I'm old school and believes a man should never strike a women. Yet this isn't my world anymore. Plus there is a lot more to this story than is being told. This woman he knocked out and broke four bones in her face. Spit on him, called him a nigger, and slapped him. I once beat a man half to death for spitting on me at a poker game. Being spit on is a sure fire way of pissing someone off. Look I'm not condoning what Joe Mixon did. I'm not a young black man but if I was I think I might be tempted myself. Remember this woman was charged too.
However that isn't the point. So many are calling and saying he should be punished by the NFL, and not even be drafted at all. I'm not on board with that all. Did the kid make a mistake? Sure he did, a big one. Yet we are a society of second chances. If the kid is bad news trust me, we will all known including the Bengals. Yet talking about sending the this kid and society a message for his crimes for something he has already served? Not a good idea. The kid was suspended for year of college ball for those of you that didn't know.
Look I get the media wants to jump on stories, yet trying to hang the atrocities of our society on this kid? No not cool in anyway. This society was here long before this kid was even born.
And even worse you deny this kid who has did his time, only makes things. worse. Sure us old timers will stick to the code, "A man doesn't hit a women" as the worst crime ever. However if you and the NFL set a precedent of punishing these would be Mixon's for their abuse? Then were does the line go to next? Think about it. If you paint this as the worst crime a football player can do and punish him accordingly. What's next. Hey if you move that line trust me it will be moved again. Then what? So if you get arrested for DUI the NFL should punish you? If you get caught stealing something the NFL should punish you? If you get caught cheating on your grades the NFL should punish you? I know you don't believe me, yet trust me if you move that line of what is acceptable for punishment, then that line will be moved again, and again, and again. It all just depends on the flavor of the society. Mob rules.
I'm not defending this kid. I'm defending the process. If a kid does wrong and a team wants to take chance on them then let it be. Just don't move that line, or one day you'll wake up to watch a NFL game full of choir boys. Actually no you won't, but you'll tell stories about how the game of football was once a modern day of gladiators. Then you will complain about having no sports where men can be men.
Well unless you like Hockey?