Sorry about the length of my post in advance. Probably could have summed it up in two paragraphs but I suck at writing. Definitely could have been shorter and less repetitive.
Hopefully you're saying that with the belief that he's innocent after not being charged. -- Even though it sounds pretty obvious he did do it and the only reason he wasn't charged is because she decided not to press charges. If you believe he did it and still want him back, smh... I wouldn't even want Blount on my team and he punched another full grown football player. So if I wouldn't want Blount on my team, I surely wouldn't want a full grown football player who punches a girl half their size.
If the story is accurate, it's not even like she put her hands on him. Sorry, but an ex-girlfriend girl having a big mouth isn't a reason to punch her and is pretty hard to justify. I mean, other than boxing(using boxing gloves) with people I went to high school with, I've punched exactly zero people in my life. It's easy to make mistakes in life but punching a girl upside the head because you don't like what like they're saying? That's a pretty easy mistake to not make. Talk about taking the low road.
I'd only like him back if he was falsely accused. The fact that you have cops taking pictures of visible injuries to her face means he most likely wasn't falsely accused. And if she had pressed charges, would we even be talking about taking him back? I'm happy he's taking care of everything he needs to and he deserves a second chance, just not here. What employer would take back an employee that they fired for domestic violence and or work place violence? That person may go through the rehabilitation process and deserve a second chance but it's going to be with a different employer. And I added in the work place violence because you wouldn't want two employees who have physically fought, to remain around each other. Is the victim going to change schools? If not, we're just bringing him back to keep him on the same campus as the victim. Maybe we should you know, get him off the same campus as the girl he punched in the face so the victim isn't forced to encounter her assailant for her remaining time at UT. Just because she didn't press charges against him doesn't mean the school should allow him to roam the campus with access to his victim.
Again, I say all of this with the belief he absolutely did punch her in the face based off her injuries. If it comes to light she had someone else punch her in the face and made false allegations, I feel bad for Paulk. More than likely though, it happened and she decided it wouldn't be worth ruining his life. Whether she still likes him, I don't know, but you can decide not to press charges against someone and still hate them and never want to see them again. The least we could do is have him go to another school so neither one has to encounter each other again. If they do still want to be involved with each other, even more reason to let him go. Otherwise you're just waiting for another call that it happened again. If your (ex)girlfriend's mouth is pissing you off to the point you feel the need to shut her up with a fist, you need to get far away from each other. And as the victim, she shouldn't be the one that has to leave to avoid encountering him.
So, yeah.. simply put... if my girlfriend cheats on me, there are many guys in this world that can give her a second chance to prove to them she's changed and no longer a cheater. She's not getting that second chance with me though. I've already invested myself in her and she messed it up. Why run the risk of being burnt by her again? I'll let the next guy take that chance. Should be the same scenario here. There are many other colleges and football teams around the country for Paulk to attend. He should get another chance, it just shouldn't be here. Especially because it means keeping him on the same campus as the victim. So even if you're of the belief he does deserve another chance, do you really believe it should be around his victim? Football really isn't worth winning if that's what it takes.
