Whitlock: Emotion And Clicks – Not Journalism – Ruling Hardy Coverage

[WoodysGirl]

I thought Jason Whitlock was a hack, a racist and among the great masses known as the mediots.

As my dad likes to remind me when talking about Skip and Stephen A. You can be wrong 99 out of a 100 times, but it doesn't negate the one thing you did get right.

 

[AsthmaField]

Whitlock is right on target with this IMO.

I'm sure there are plenty of things he's written that I would not agree with... just like I'm sure there has been more than just this article that I agree with.

It is possible for someone to not be a big fan of a particular writer but still agree with something he says. I don't know why there are people who always bring up the old, "So, now [journalist] isn't an idiot?" post. There is never going to be a sports journalist who has a person agree with him (or disagree with him) 100% of the time.

There will be varying degrees, of course, but a given fan will agree at times and disagree at others.

 

[tyke1doe]

As my dad likes to remind me when talking about Skip and Stephen A. You can be wrong 99 out of a 100 times, but it doesn't negate the one thing you did get right.

I've heard that too. But idiots don't tend to create well-written commentary.

 

[BigD5]

I have never been the biggest Whitlock fan, but he has never fit in at ESPN. Wonder why?

Because he usually goes too far with the race crap. Not everything is black vs white. And that's the picture he usually paints. He will always mention race in someway. Even in this article which I enjoyed, he still brought up the race factor. That turns people off

 

[tyke1doe]

I like this comment, especially since some posters in this forum assailed the judge for her character and criticized her for being bias.

Becky Thorne Tin, a white North Carolina judge far more experienced at litigating domestic violence issues than members of the media (and FANS - my addition), chose not to send Hardy to prison. Tin, Mecklenburg County district attorney Andrew Murray (white) and assistant district attorney Jamie Adams (black female) saw pictures of the victim’s and Hardy’s injuries, reviewed the pertinent statements and testimony and deemed the crime a misdemeanor.
Why?
Did a white woman, a white man and a black woman with deep knowledge of our criminal justice system scheme to let a hulking black man escape prison for beating “the hell” out of a white woman?
This seems unlikely inside Judge Tin’s courtroom. A magna cum laude graduate of Harvard, Judge Tin is the co-chair of her alma mater’s battered women’s advocacy project. In 2007, Judge Tin was involved in a controversial case related to domestic violence that left her, by her own admission, “traumatized.” Over the objections of 32-year-old Sonia Long, Judge Tin issued a less-restrictive restraining order against Long’s estranged husband, Anthony Long. One week later, Anthony Long murdered his wife.
Domestic violence is an issue Judge Tin likely takes more seriously than the sports writers pontificating about what Jerry Jones and the Cowboys should do with Greg Hardy.
So why did the system that specializes in handling these issues go far easier on Hardy than Roger Goodell and the NFL?
Probably because our criminal justice system deals with thousands of domestic issues annually, has a more mature perspective and doesn’t – at the moment – have to answer to the outrage media.

 

[jimmy40]

As my dad likes to remind me when talking about Skip and Stephen A. You can be wrong 99 out of a 100 times, but it doesn't negate the one thing you did get right.

if you're wrong 99 out of 100 times who the hell is listening to you?

 

[WoodysGirl]

if you're wrong 99 out of 100 times who the hell is listening to you?

There's always that one somebody out there hitting that "like" button.

 

[WPBCowboysFan]

if you're wrong 99 out of 100 times who the hell is listening to you?

Some things are just hard to explain. For instance we have somebody around here who posts about being right on everything yet everybody pretty much knows he isnt right about much of anything.

But he might hit on 1 out of 100 if he posts enough

 

[tyke1doe]

I like this comment, especially since some posters in this forum assailed the judge for her character and criticized her for being bias.

I meant to say her "judicial" character.

 

[Tusan_Homichi]

I like this comment, especially since some posters in this forum assailed the judge for her character and criticized her for being bias.

Yeah. That's the part that stuck out to me as well. She was basically ripped as being a total hack of a judge hell bent on punishing men unfairly on this forum and yet she basically sent him off with a slap on the wrist.

 

[JoeKing]

Really good read. A gold star for Whitlock.

 

[camelboy]

I am confused really .. according to the Whitlock article another guy caused all these injuries .. so why is the media pouring all this anger and hate on Hardy? Is Whitlock making things up or didn't anyone from the media read the police/court reports?

 

[Yakuza Rich]

Exactly. It's been a Cowboys thing all along.

The media's placating to (and also consists of) envious haters. Point and laugh at them. We're America's Team and 5-time SB Champs, they're not. No matter how much they slam Jerry Jones and co. to deflect from THAT reality.

When you can't say, "my team's superior to yours" the next best thing is to attack them as being "classless scum." That's the true basis for the outrage.

The crazy thing is that I don't think myself or people like Whitlock are claiming 'WE ARE RIGHT AND YOU ARE WRONG!'

Instead, it is just asking questions and trying to clear our doubts and curiosity on the subject at hand. Maybe there is a perfect explanation for why there are strangulation marks on Holder's neck. Maybe there's a good reason for Judge Tin not giving Hardy a prison sentence or the DA publicly stating that he had too many issues with the contradictions in Holder's testimony versus what she told police and that is why he expunged the record. I don't know. I'm certain that I'm not getting every detail just like I'm certain the media isn't getting every detail from law enforcement.

But, just by merely asking questions and broaching the subject about Holder possibly being to blame in all of this, we should damned to eternal hell. That is more disturbing than anything.




YR

 

[eternaljester81]

Even one of the NFL's "stand-up" guys has had his issues. Of course it was swept under the rug, due to both the time period, and not fitting the league's narrative.
http://www.sportsonearth.com/articl...y-fitzgerald-domestic-violence-accusation-tmz

 

[LandryFan]

Excellent observation - BTW did you see ESPN and especially Berman rip us today. It was non stop.

Berman says, "Yeah, you are America's Team? Start acting like it."

Bergman is a blithering idiot.

 

[Nightman]

I am confused really .. according to the Whitlock article another guy caused all these injuries .. so why is the media pouring all this anger and hate on Hardy? Is Whitlock making things up or didn't anyone from the media read the police/court reports?

It has been known the whole time that Hardy's assistant physically restrained Ms Holder, with a bear hug at times. That is how Hardy was able to call 911. You can hear her screaming in the background of his call and there were times she was actually blocking him from leaving.

It is not known if those bruises were caused from being restrained, from her falling around or from Hardy himself. That is why trials are needed to view the evidence properly. The photos by themselves prove nothing without sworn testimony and cross examination.

 

[hornitosmonster]

The media profession is a shell of it's glory days. It is all tabloids and half truths

 

[Nav22]

The crazy thing is that I don't think myself or people like Whitlock are claiming 'WE ARE RIGHT AND YOU ARE WRONG!'

Instead, it is just asking questions and trying to clear our doubts and curiosity on the subject at hand. Maybe there is a perfect explanation for why there are strangulation marks on Holder's neck. Maybe there's a good reason for Judge Tin not giving Hardy a prison sentence or the DA publicly stating that he had too many issues with the contradictions in Holder's testimony versus what she told police and that is why he expunged the record. I don't know. I'm certain that I'm not getting every detail just like I'm certain the media isn't getting every detail from law enforcement.

But, just by merely asking questions and broaching the subject about Holder possibly being to blame in all of this, we should damned to eternal hell. That is more disturbing than anything.




YR

If you even SOUND like you MIGHT be "defending" Greg Hardy, you're a terrible person who's justifying domestic violence.

People enjoy the feeling of looking down at others while patting themselves on the back. To call Hardy a "garbage human" and to proclaim that anyone who hits a woman is scum makes one feel warm and gooey inside. On top of that, they hate the Cowboys anyways so it's win-win. They can finally slam Jerry Jones as hard as they desire AND can do so while feeling like they're doing the right thing.

ESPN knows what they're doing. They've given several females a voice to EMOTIONALLY slam Hardy/Jerry to their heart's desire and call for Hardy's banishment. They're preaching to the Cowboys-hating choir.

After reading Whitlock's article, it's pretty obvious why he's no longer employed by ESPN.

Best thing to do as a Cowboys fan: point and laugh. Brag about our 5 rings and superior status. We're America's Team, while these haters are usually fans of some irrelevant, crappy team. When this inevitably pisses them off even more, you'll see that this was the TRUE inspiration for their phony outrage.

 

[WPBCowboysFan]

Bergman is a blithering idiot.

BerGman - LMAO

 

[punchnjudy]

It has been known the whole time that Hardy's assistant physically restrained Ms Holder, with a bear hug at times. That is how Hardy was able to call 911. You can hear her screaming in the background of his call and there were times she was actually blocking him from leaving.

It is not known if those bruises were caused from being restrained, from her falling around or from Hardy himself. That is why trials are needed to view the evidence properly. The photos by themselves prove nothing without sworn testimony and cross examination.

Here's the 911 call he's referencing. It's from a local Charlotte TV station, so all the profanity has been bleeped out.

http://www.wsoctv.com/videos/news/listen-greg-hardy-911-call/vCbCh2/