Picking Up The Pieces After An Assault
You may remember LeGarrette Blount who played for Oregon during his college career from a punch he landed on an unsuspecting Boise State Football player that was caught on video and played continuously on ESPN. Mr. Blount was quickly dismissed from the football team and his NFL draft stock plummetted to the point that he went undrafted. Luckily, he had a supportive coach, teammates and family that stood by him despite what happened. This is what makes his success story illustrative. When someone blatantly assaults another person they are abandoned by most people. These people only choose to see that snapshot in time. They forget the person that they knew before the assault occurred. Most prosecutors do not understand why a wife or girlfriend continue to support the person after they are the victims of a family member assault. The truth is that they love this person and are willing to move forward so that this behavior does not occur again. If a person that is accused or even convicted of assault is not supported by those that are close to them things are likely to spiral into an abyss that they may never dig themselves out. I want to be clear that I DO NOT condone this behavior. Nevertheless, I understand the family dynamics that are involved. I do not believe that incarcerating someone for a mistake is the road to travel when they have a support system in place. If this is the attitude that is adopted by the criminal justice system I am confident that there will be more men like LeGarrette Blount in the world.
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Assault, Client