HarmonOliphantOberlanderDevine
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College Football Player Charged
http://www.foxsports.com/college-footbal...ation.html
The story is full of conflicting reports. Even if he was provoked by a racial slur, punching a woman in the face is not the proper response. You have to be the biggest person and walk away. A bright future isn't a fair trade for meaningless revenge.
He has amazing talent, hopefully he can avoid the Marcus Dupree fate after he serves his punishment if proved guilty.
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08-16-2014 08:40 AM |
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RE: College Football Player Charged
(08-16-2014 08:40 AM)HarmonOliphantOberlanderDevine Wrote: http://www.foxsports.com/college-footbal...ation.html
The story is full of conflicting reports. Even if he was provoked by a racial slur, punching a woman in the face is not the proper response. You have to be the biggest person and walk away. A bright future isn't a fair trade for meaningless revenge.
He has amazing talent, hopefully he can avoid the Marcus Dupree fate after he serves his punishment if proved guilty.
Based on the report, the "racial slur" sounds like something made up by his attorney to distract attention. Its a total red herring.
Disappointingly, Castiglione tries to defend him (indirectly, but he implies Mixon didn't initiate anything). According to the charge by the woman, he initiated the argument, although not the physical contact.
"According to a probable cause affidavit released by the Cleveland County District Attorney's office, the alleged victim told police Mixon directed a homosexual slur at her [male] friend and there was an argument. The affidavit said that according to surveillance video, the woman then pushed Mixon and Mixon lunged at her. The woman then slapped Mixon in the face, and he reacted by punching her in the face. She fell onto a table, then to the ground, and Mixon then left the scene.
The woman suffered a fractured jaw, broken cheek bone, fractured sinus and ''fractured orbit' near her left eye."
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08-16-2014 08:54 AM |
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RE: College Football Player Charged
He should be suspended for two games.
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08-16-2014 09:02 AM |
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Dr. Isaly von Yinzer
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RE: College Football Player Charged
This is nothing compared to the legendary stories about Barry Switzer's teams in the 80s. Those teams had everything from machetes to machine guns to everything in between. Talk about a win-at-all-costs operation.
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PirateMarv
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RE: College Football Player Charged
Ummm, she pushed and slapped the player before he hit her. That seems like some selective prosecution, because she should have been charged too.
(This post was last modified: 08-16-2014 10:12 AM by PirateMarv.)
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RE: College Football Player Charged
He can always play for Texas Tech... (Where one of their CB's punched a women's BB player during a pick-up game, shattering her jaw, was not indicted by a grand-jury and promptly re-instated to the program.)
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08-16-2014 10:22 AM |
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RE: College Football Player Charged
(08-16-2014 10:11 AM)PirateMarv Wrote: Ummm, she pushed and slapped the player before he hit her. That seems like some selective prosecution, because she should have been charged too.
She slapped him. Probably made his face a little red for 2 or 3 milliseconds. He broke her face, knocked her out and left. Obviously, they are being very selective in not charging her.
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08-16-2014 01:36 PM |
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RE: College Football Player Charged
(08-16-2014 01:36 PM)bullet Wrote: (08-16-2014 10:11 AM)PirateMarv Wrote: Ummm, she pushed and slapped the player before he hit her. That seems like some selective prosecution, because she should have been charged too.
She slapped him. Probably made his face a little red for 2 or 3 milliseconds. He broke her face, knocked her out and left. Obviously, they are being very selective in not charging her.
I know there are legal definitions involved but if what she did is "assault and battery" then what he did should be "attempted murder."
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08-16-2014 03:50 PM |
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RE: College Football Player Charged
If we have not all noticed, women are different than men.
Women hit and slap men all the time, but one hit from a guy
get them into a lot of trouble. Most guys would never report
being hit or slapped by a woman for fear of being called and
looked like a wuss.
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RE: College Football Player Charged
Quote:She slapped him. Probably made his face a little red for 2 or 3 milliseconds. He broke her face, knocked her out and left. Obviously, they are being very selective in not charging her.
Depends on how hard the slap was. She pushed him, then smacked him. Does that sound better?
What if it was a scrawny field goal kicker who pushed then smacked/slapped?
I don't think Women should be treated like Children, where it's okay to hit adults and not have them hit back.
(This post was last modified: 08-16-2014 04:08 PM by toddjnsn.)
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RE: College Football Player Charged
(08-16-2014 04:08 PM)toddjnsn Wrote: Quote:She slapped him. Probably made his face a little red for 2 or 3 milliseconds. He broke her face, knocked her out and left. Obviously, they are being very selective in not charging her.
Depends on how hard the slap was. She pushed him, then smacked him. Does that sound better?
What if it was a scrawny field goal kicker who pushed then smacked/slapped?
I don't think Women should be treated like Children, where it's okay to hit adults and not have them hit back.
I don't either, but it happens all the time.
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08-16-2014 04:09 PM |
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RE: College Football Player Charged
(08-16-2014 01:36 PM)bullet Wrote: (08-16-2014 10:11 AM)PirateMarv Wrote: Ummm, she pushed and slapped the player before he hit her. That seems like some selective prosecution, because she should have been charged too.
She slapped him. Probably made his face a little red for 2 or 3 milliseconds. He broke her face, knocked her out and left. Obviously, they are being very selective in not charging her.
You can minimize her crap anyway you want to, but she provoked the beating that she took. If she would have kept her hands to herself then in all probability he doesn't hit her. Women should not be getting a free pass on violence.
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RE: College Football Player Charged
I think it's hypocritical to say it's ok for women to push/slap anyone simply because she's a woman. Both should be prosecuted for the same offense. It's just easier to say no one should be touching anyone. The "walk away" excuse works both ways.
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08-16-2014 08:16 PM |
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RE: College Football Player Charged
(08-16-2014 06:27 PM)PirateMarv Wrote: (08-16-2014 01:36 PM)bullet Wrote: (08-16-2014 10:11 AM)PirateMarv Wrote: Ummm, she pushed and slapped the player before he hit her. That seems like some selective prosecution, because she should have been charged too.
She slapped him. Probably made his face a little red for 2 or 3 milliseconds. He broke her face, knocked her out and left. Obviously, they are being very selective in not charging her.
You can minimize her crap anyway you want to, but she provoked the beating that she took. If she would have kept her hands to herself then in all probability he doesn't hit her. Women should not be getting a free pass on violence.
Okay Steven a. Smith. Just stop with this douchiness. It is never okay to hit a woman, say it with me, never. Dude could have called the cops and had her arrested for misdemeanor battery, so the only free pass she would have gotten is straight to the county jail.
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RE: College Football Player Charged
(08-17-2014 08:02 AM)NestaKnight1 Wrote: (08-16-2014 06:27 PM)PirateMarv Wrote: (08-16-2014 01:36 PM)bullet Wrote: (08-16-2014 10:11 AM)PirateMarv Wrote: Ummm, she pushed and slapped the player before he hit her. That seems like some selective prosecution, because she should have been charged too.
She slapped him. Probably made his face a little red for 2 or 3 milliseconds. He broke her face, knocked her out and left. Obviously, they are being very selective in not charging her.
You can minimize her crap anyway you want to, but she provoked the beating that she took. If she would have kept her hands to herself then in all probability he doesn't hit her. Women should not be getting a free pass on violence.
Okay Steven a. Smith. Just stop with this douchiness. It is never okay to hit a woman, say it with me, never. Dude could have called the cops and had her arrested for misdemeanor battery, so the only free pass she would have gotten is straight to the county jail.
It is never ok to hit anybody and that includes women hitting men; and there is nothing douchy about that, but somehow you are missing the point on that. She should have been arrested too or they both should have been allowed to walk. Oh by the way you are saying that he could have just called the cops and had her arrested; ummm, well they cops did come and they arrested him even though they knew she instigated the fight.
(This post was last modified: 08-17-2014 09:09 AM by PirateMarv.)
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RE: College Football Player Charged
"It is never ok to hit anybody"
This.
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08-17-2014 09:55 AM |
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RE: College Football Player Charged
(08-17-2014 09:55 AM)Proud Bammer Wrote: "It is never ok to hit anybody"
This.
I love that gif. LOL
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08-17-2014 11:42 AM |
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RE: College Football Player Charged
(08-17-2014 09:07 AM)PirateMarv Wrote: (08-17-2014 08:02 AM)NestaKnight1 Wrote: (08-16-2014 06:27 PM)PirateMarv Wrote: (08-16-2014 01:36 PM)bullet Wrote: (08-16-2014 10:11 AM)PirateMarv Wrote: Ummm, she pushed and slapped the player before he hit her. That seems like some selective prosecution, because she should have been charged too.
She slapped him. Probably made his face a little red for 2 or 3 milliseconds. He broke her face, knocked her out and left. Obviously, they are being very selective in not charging her.
You can minimize her crap anyway you want to, but she provoked the beating that she took. If she would have kept her hands to herself then in all probability he doesn't hit her. Women should not be getting a free pass on violence.
Okay Steven a. Smith. Just stop with this douchiness. It is never okay to hit a woman, say it with me, never. Dude could have called the cops and had her arrested for misdemeanor battery, so the only free pass she would have gotten is straight to the county jail.
It is never ok to hit anybody and that includes women hitting men; and there is nothing douchy about that, but somehow you are missing the point on that. She should have been arrested too or they both should have been allowed to walk. Oh by the way you are saying that he could have just called the cops and had her arrested; ummm, well they cops did come and they arrested him even though they knew she instigated the fight.
I don't think I'm missing the point, and you are correct it is never okay to hit anyone, man or woman. I meant the dude should have called the cops after she slapped him INSTEAD of breaking her face.
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08-19-2014 05:05 AM |
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RE: College Football Player Charged
Mixon has plead not guilty to the charge and has been suspended from the team for the year.
This won't end well for this young man. He should have just walked away.
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08-19-2014 10:51 AM |
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RE: College Football Player Charged
(08-16-2014 08:16 PM)Knightsweat Wrote: I think it's hypocritical to say it's ok for women to push/slap anyone simply because she's a woman. Both should be prosecuted for the same offense. It's just easier to say no one should be touching anyone. The "walk away" excuse works both ways.
+1
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