I guess this will be an unpopular opinion but based on the video this doesn't seem as big of a deal as I expected. It's certainly nothing like the Ray Rice video. The woman could've left but she keeps approaching and possibly antagonizing Hunt and nothing Hunt does compares to the force used by Rice. I doubt this woman suffered any injuries. Hunt should be punished, but I don't see anything more than a slap on the wrist being proportionate to the crime.
I agree. It's something that needs to be addressed. He didn't handle it well, and there need to be guidelines that make it clear that you can't get physical with women at all, but it seems that people have no capacity for nuance. Calling Hunt a woman beater (which is what many are doing) based on the video is completely absurd. I've seen multiple people say that he shouldn't ever be allowed to play in the NFL again. If that's the case, should we - I don't know - execute people like Ray Rice and Tyreek Hill? Or, should way say that once you touch a woman, it's all the same? If Hunt broke every bone in her face, would these people be any more outraged than they already are?
1. This is not domestic violence. I've seen people such as Jemele Hill, who is usually decent, mislabel it as such.
2. Hunt did not beat or brutalize this woman.
3. I've seen people say that he's trained in violence and cite case law that people trained in violence (mixed martial artists, boxers, etc.) are treated as weapons when they fight. There was no fight here. If Hunt (a 5'10 215 lbs) pushed this woman with any force, she would have went flying.
4. When talking about Hunt's chances of playing in the league again, people are (often) saying that the main difference is that Hunt is still good, and that's why he'll likely play again. If you don't understand the difference between shoving a stranger you don't want around and knocking out your girlfriend/fiance, you should read a ****ing book.
5. I've seen - repeatedly - you don't "hit" women. Hunt never hit her. If you can't maintain your outrage while accurately describing the act, maybe you need to reexamine that outrage.
Again, men should NOT get physical with women at all. He had countless ways to handle the situation better, and he didn't, and for that, he should face some type of punishment. This lynch mob is something else, though.