ATHLETIC ASSHOLES

[Cutz]

Then, he should have walked away, reported her for assault, and pressed those charges.

But, rather than walk away and call the cops or just distance himself, he chose to hold her steady, aim, and punch her in the face to the extent that she was reportedly bleeding all over the bar.

She seems to have been an asshole. And, he responded like an asshole in return. I'm not sure if I think he should have been suspended for life because I don't know all of the details yet. But, I sure don't see a valid "self defense" claim. Defense of what? His ego? His pride? That doesn't meet the bar legally.

He shouldn't have walked away, or called the cops, or punched her. He shouldn't have been in a BAR at the age of 19 to begin with. He's not a person I'd defend, and I wouldn't keep him on my football team. However, the "self defense" claim, is exactly that, a claim. He had just pushed his way up to the bar in a crowded room - asshole move, but not a crime. Walking away would have been difficult. Calling the cops is not an immediate response. You're the one that posted his defense that she kneed him in the groin, in addition to attempting to strike him in the face. At what point does fear for one's own safety really flip the switch for you? Are you saying you know for sure he didn't feel his life was in danger? If she was shouting racial slurs at him, that makes it a hate crime too. Yep.

So there's the defense. And it's legit enough that I'm surprised a warrant was issued for his arrest. Because it's biased against women. If a dude had attacked Johnson, this would be an incident that got him in trouble, not arrested and kicked off his team immediately.