WARNING: GRAPHIC VIDEO
Greg Hardy, back in the news after the sports website Deadspin released photos from Hardy’s domestic violence case. We do have to warn you, some people may find these pictures disturbing.
The photos show Hardy’s ex-girlfriend Nicole Holder, battered and bruised, following a domestic violence incident in which Hardy “allegedly” threatened to kill her and then threw her onto a futon full of loaded firearms.
Hardy was convicted on charges of domestic violence by a judge in 2014 in a bench trial, but he appealed, seeking a jury trial. Holder did not show up to testify, so the case was thrown out.
Just yesterday, Hardy’s record was expunged, clearing the incident from his record. We spoke with Deadspin Senior Editor Tim Burke Friday about their report.
“If the general public doesn’t have access to the investigation that, frankly, the taxpayers paid for, then a private organization shouldn’t have access to it either. And in this case, the NFL got that special access. But in this case, we’re simply looking at information that ought to be public and making it public.”
You probably know, Hardy was picked up by Dallas in free agency. Since then, his outbursts and antics have made national headlines, but Cowboys owner Jerry Jones continues to defend him, refusing to hold him accountable, even going so far as to call him a “leader” on the Cowboys team.
So what do you think? Should the Cowboys bench Greg Hardy on Sunday? The Edgitators weigh in…
