Bengals address need for guys who punch women in face depth

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(05-07-2017, 04:14 AM)BFritz21 Wrote: Mixon made a mistake  committed a crime and the Bengals are giving him a chance to show that he's grown from the situation and that it's not a reflection of who he really is.

Love how people like to marginalize or mask the severity of the incident with the notoriously overused "made a mistake" line....because "made a mistake"  automatically evokes pity or mercy from the listener or reader.

Pro athlete gets busted with pot in the trunk...yeah "he made a mistake". Poor guy. Was a mistake, he really didn't mean to.

"Used bad judgement" is also used a lot, but its not nearly as bad as "made a mistake". Go with that instead.