Erik Walden arrested?

[MJZiggy]

Sadly, this is classic behavior in terms of domestic violence.

Of course, many can and will compare this behavior to Suh's stomping incident, and claim with justification that if Walden is guilty of what is supposed, it's way, way worse than anything Suh did...so why is everyone jumping on Suh?

But that's how we all pretty much treat this stuff. If a player is really good and has a stupid off-field life, we forgive that because.....he's really good! Ahman Green is a good example. I believe he was involved in more than one domestic dispute with his wife, but since he seemed like such a nice guy on the field, and because he was talented, all was okay in the eyes of most fans.

How else do you explain idiotic college students rioting when Joe Paterno was canned - even though Paterno barely lifted a finger when a grad assistant reported to him that the grad assistant saw an assistant coach sodomizing a boy?

So it is a sad, sad commentary on the way our system is set up.

Actually, I "forgave" Green when he apologized publicly, made a commitment to not let it happen again and immediately started anger management classes. And then it never happened again. I agree with you about the Paterno incident. Still people are sad about the effect that will have on Penn's programs despite that it was right to fire him. Hello? How 'bout being sad for the boys whose whole lives are shattered?

[MJZiggy]

I actually do fall down and hit my head on the furniture with alarming regularity. I can't be alone in this...

But in DA situations where neither the accused nor the supposed victim is willing to admit anything happened, nothing happens in the legal system, does it? There weren't charges filed after Brandon Marshall got stabbed by his girlfriend, IIRC.

How often does it land you in the hospital?

[mraynrand]

There weren't charges filed after Brandon Marshall got stabbed by his girlfriend, IIRC.

I thought he slipped on a bar of soap and fell on a knife that was in the shower.

[SkinBasket]

He can be blamed for hitting her. That's the do-not-cross line in the sand no matter how "uncompliant" she might be.

I'm waiting for factual evidence that he even hit her. My wife used to volunteer assisting with restraining orders for domestic abuse. These things aren't always as simple as some people want them to be.

As an aside, I hope he did. I think we can do better at that position.

[Scott Campbell]

If your girl hit you, would you hit her back?

I run for my life. There's 7 of em, and they generally work in packs.

[George Cumby]

I'm waiting for factual evidence that he even hit her. My wife used to volunteer assisting with restraining orders for domestic abuse. These things aren't always as simple as some people want them to be.

This. There is always more than meets the eye in these things.

That being said, the male is usually the aggressor.

Her injury could have been from hitting him or, more likely imo, it could be a defensive wound. We won't know until we have more data. Or we may never know.

Zig is onto something, though. Violence is a tricky thing. It's not so easy to bottle that genie up........

[mmmdk]

You got that right. Unforunately some women will stay with brutes and bullies like this Neanderthal. I hope they throw the book at him.

I get what you say yet homo sapiens are a much,much worse species than neanderthals probably ever were.

[Tony Oday]

Cut him

[mraynrand]

I get what you say yet homo sapiens are a much,much worse species than neanderthals probably ever were.

Sure, but we have better cars.

[smuggler]

My guess is her hand injury is from hitting him. Her head injury is from him hitting her. Not acceptable no matter who started it. My wife freaked out on my about a month ago for laughing at her when she was upset at me. She punched me a number of times. I just kept laughing.

[mmmdk]

Sure, but we have better cars.

[Lurker64]

She hurt her hand? How does a guy hurt a woman's hand in a domestic dispute? Maybe he grabbed her hand and twisted it. Weird. Gonna be interesting to see how this plays out. Hopefully he didn't embarrass everyone. Seems like she's fine for the most part.

Depends on what sort of injury she sustained, it's entirely possible to hurt your hand while falling by trying to catch your fall with it.

I'm not saying that her story is true, but it's not entirely implausible. I assume that police investigators have access to much more evidence than you or I.

[gbgary]

my ex took a swing at me once (never touched her). put my arm up to block it and she punched my elbow. her hand swelled up pretty quick.

[Harlan Huckleby]

I think we can do better at that position.

Do tell.

[Deputy Nutz]

I'm waiting for factual evidence that he even hit her. My wife used to volunteer assisting with restraining orders for domestic abuse. These things aren't always as simple as some people want them to be.

As an aside, I hope he did. I think we can do better at that position.

Sometimes you are a fucking moron.