Mixon Visiting Cincy

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(03-20-2017, 06:15 PM)oncemoreuntothejimbreech Wrote: They were both wrong. But, was he ever in danger or needed to defend himself from her?  In the civilian world is there such a thing as proportional force? His reaction was disproportionate to the slap.

Well, unless they were in a state with a "stand your ground" law, it shouldn't even get to a question of proportional force. If you can reasonably escape from your aggressor without resorting to physical violence, you have to. It's pretty clear that Mixon could have escaped the situation without resorting to violence, so he is clearly in the wrong.  The woman was the physical aggressor, and is also clearly in the wrong, but that doesn't justify Mixon's actions.  There's no defense for what he did.

That said, I would be willing to give him an opportunity provided he interviewed well, but no way I would take that kind of character risk in the 1st round.  Frankly, the 2nd is pushing it, for me.  If I did draft him, I would be very clear that if he screws up off the field, he's gone.