Apples and Oranges.
Hardy was convicted of a DV and communicating threats of violence. The charges were later vacated on appeal which does make the charges go away but it does not make the fact that he beat his GF go away. She had bruises from head to toe, the evidence was clear. But as is his right to appeal, he did so and in the interim paid her off to no longer cooperate with the law. He is not a good man.
On the other hand, AP plead guilty to a class A misdemeanor child abuse. I much more minor offense than what Hardy was charged and found guilty of. Peterson is otherwise a good dude but I don't want him on the Cowboys either.
You are allowing the letter of the law cloud your opinion of these two. You think because Hardy's charges were vacated that he is good to go and AP's charges makes him worse than Hardy but the two cases do not compare in scope.
First of all, both of Hardy's charges were misdemeanors as well. Secondly, the accuser stated that she had bruises from head to toe but declined to receive treatment at the time and the police report described "minor scratches and bruises". She later went to the emergency room well after the incident took place.
Peterson's offense was also a misdemeanor. However, in this case, the injuries were to his
child and caused bleeding and marks that were noticeable a week after the event.
By my thinking, beating a child until he is bloody and causing scarring is worse than what Hardy was accused of doing. Neither is good but beating your child is on another level, in my opinion.
Finally, I think neither of them are good people. Matter of fact, earlier in the thread I said:
"I don't think he has "character". People who get in trouble and accused of the things he is accused of, tend not to have "character". I do think he is a good team mate and a hard worker at practice and in game. His former team mates all attest to that.
There is more than one kind of "character". Hardy certainly has one type. Hopefully, he learned his lesson and will develop the others."
To me, that statement is a long way from calling him a good person.
