Welcome Jermaine Burton!

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(05-01-2024, 05:43 PM)Whatever Wrote: So I should have both of my parents arrested for slapping and spanking me when I was a child because I MAY have fallen down and sustained serious injury?

Both are 100% in the wrong, but Burton throws what appears to be an open hand without putting any of his body weight into it, versus Mixon who put everything he had into a closed fist punch.  Mixon was very obviously trying to injure the girl he punched.  Nothing from Burton's body language or the blow he struck suggests the same.  Mixon was way worse.

What do you think Burton intended to do? 

Which one had the provocation to strike?

Anything after "They are both 100% wrong' is mitigating Burton's actions and I'm not here to do that. 

If we want to go further down this rabbit hole. Mixon contacted the female he struck and personally apologized along with issuing statements of his wrong doing. 
https://www.foxsports.com/stories/college-football/joe-mixon-reaches-settlement-with-oklahoma-woman-he-punched-in-2014

Quote:"I'm thankful Mia and I were able to talk privately," Mixon said. "I was able to apologize to her one-to-one. The way I reacted that night, that's not me. That's not the way I was raised. I think she understands that. Talking together helps move us past what happened. I know I have to keep working to be a better person, and this is another step in that direction."

Does anyone have anything that shows Burton has done likewise? 

We do know he has forgiven himself:
https://www.outkick.com/sports/jermaine-burton-breaks-silence-on-hitting-female-tennessee-fan-offers-cowardly-comments

Quote:That whole situation, it was a mistake. I can't hold that against myself forever ... But a mistake is a mistake. You move past it. I'm not going to let situation frame me as a person or shape me as a person because I know who I am, and my team knows who I am," Burton said Saturday after beating Kansas State in the Sugar Bowl, according to KnoxNews.com..

and blamed the SEC

Quote:When talking about field stormings, Burton further added, "It can be hostile in a lot of situations. The (SEC) can do whatever they can, but it's not safe for a lot of people."