I’ve seen the pictures. I don’t find them the least shocking. Men do this to each other every football game. They consent to participate in a physical struggle.
This woman similarly consented to get into a dangerous struggle.
Sportswriters are incredibly PC and thick-headed about these matters.
Domestic violence is invariably two knuckleheads going at it, with the weaker one losing.
Deadspin published a detailed account of the case Friday along with a gallery of photos that show the various injuries Nicole Holder suffered to her back, legs, foot, arms, neck and chin that evening in Charlotte a year-and-a-half ago.
Here’s a sample of national reaction to the Hardy story:
Christine Brennan of USA TODAY Sports invited fans to examine the photos of Hardy’s ex-girlfriend published by Deadspin, and then provide an explanation as to why he should be allowed to play another down in the NFL.
Brennan also referred to the Ray Rice video, advocating for a similar effect on Hardy’s career as that video had on Rice’s.
Brennan wrote:
“Let’s hope the release of these photos will do what the NFL could not do: punish Hardy as he should be punished, by losing his career for good.
Why does it take pictures to wake us up to what we already should have realized?”
