I know we live in a politically correct world, where we have to be very careful about everything we say because freedom of speech doesn’t mean freedom of consequences, but I wish at times we could just tell the truth.
The truth is that it is highly likely that Greg Hardy abused his ex-girlfriend. If you read the police report it wasn’t one sided, she also did her sharing of throwing blows, but that doesn’t excuse Hardy’s action. When it comes to domestic abuse, men have to walk away from the situation, may not be fair, but life isn’t fair.
Hardy was found guilty, but appealed his case. At this point it is pretty clear he paid off his Ex-Girlfriend and she decided to go on multiple vacations than trying to put him behind bars. What you think about her decision is up to you. From a legal standpoint Hardy is clear, from a common sense standpoint he is someone who has put his hands on a woman.
Here is where you decide what type of person you are. Are you someone with selective outrage or consistent in your beliefs. There are abusers, drug addicts, alcoholics and bad people playing in the NFL right now. Some have changed their ways and some haven’t. Should they all be stripped of their jobs? If they took a plea deal or common sense tells you they are bad people are you still cheering for them? If your answer isn’t no, then you can’t fault Cowboys for signing a pass rusher they need. If your answer is yes, you can’t cheer for Terrell Suggs, Brandon Marshall, Dez Bryant and other premier players in the NFL.
As far as the Cowboys they can’t say what they really feel, so they have to give quotes like this.
Jason Garrett's 1st public comment: "If we didn't believe that Greg Hardy could become the right kind of guy we would not have signed him."
— David Moore (@DavidMooreDMN) March 23, 2015
Jason Garrett on Greg Hardy: "We believe based on…all the due diligence we've done that he can become the right kind of guy for our team."
— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) March 23, 2015
To translate, what Garrett is saying is we really hope he doesn’t hit anymore women or we are going to look really bad. I hope that is the case as well.