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Now that the full 11-minute recording of Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill and his now former fiancee, Crystal Espinal, talking about violence in their relationship has been aired, many fans are saying wow, this changes everything.
It does? That Hill, who didn’t know Espinal was taping him, denies ever hitting her or their son in what he thought was a private conversation is neither surprising nor exculpatory.
Abusers typically tell not only the police but friends, family, therapists, priests and even themselves they’ve never done anything wrong.
And if anything, the fact that Hill now says he didn’t hit punch or choke Espinal in 2014 makes him look worse rather than better. He pleaded guilty to those charges, publicly apologized, went through extensive therapy and declared himself reformed after probation. If he’s now back to saying that none of this ever happened, that’s not just a lie but a worrying one.
“I didn’t touch you in 2014,” he says on the tape. “And put that on everything I love, bro. That’s the real truth.”
That Espinal isn’t screaming at him that no, it’s not the truth, real or otherwise, is taken by some supporters as proof that he is innocent.
But why a woman who has been injured by him before and he’s threatening to hurt again might not do that should be obvious.
When she instead repeatedly asks him where her bruises came from if he never hit her, he doesn’t answer because there isn’t an answer that he likes well enough to repeat.
On Thursday, Espinal filed a petition in Johnson County seeking a paternity test for their newborn twins. She has full custody of them — they live with her — and she is asking for child support and only supervised visits for Hill. Her lawyer in the matter is legal counsel for SAFEHOME, a Johnson County group that supports survivors of domestic violence.
The NFL, meanwhile, seems ready to let Hill off with a brief suspension because the legal case against him isn’t going anywhere, but these things are still true:
Hill’s son was removed from his home after a child abuse investigation was launched. The Johnson County district attorney said the 3-year-old child had been hurt, but he didn’t have enough proof to prosecute.
On the tape, we heard Hill threaten the mother of his children with physical violence: “You need to be scared of me, too, dumb bitch.” He berates and belittles, calls her “bro” and “bitch” and of course, claims she ruined his life.
Denial of all wrongdoing is so standard in abuse cases that just a look at Thursday’s Star provides other examples, including that of Scott Hacker, the now former Parkville police officer charged with domestic violence after allegedly shooting his gun inside his home, throwing the woman who called 911 onto the couch, grabbing her by the throat and blaming her for “ending his career” by calling for help. Both before and after the cops arrived, he said he hadn’t shot the gun or touched her. But oops: A security camera in the living room apparently recorded the assault.
What Espinal was trying to get was the audio equivalent of that video.
If the NFL lets Hill back on the field this season, it will send the message that making threats and showing you’ve learned nothing from probation is no real problem, as long as you can run fast enough. The help he needs is not more denial, but just the opposite.
To the rest of you who are intent on seeing Hill as the victim, KCTV as a villain for not immediately releasing the full tape, and Espinal as a “manipulator” for wanting evidence to back her up in court, we could suggest some reading on the well-researched subject of abuse. But why, when you seem to prefer not to know?
CNN had to hop on that gravy train or risk losing market share to Huffpost, Buzzfeed, etc.
Funny, I remember when CNN used to feel like an honorable institution....sitting down to watch the news and feeling reassured by James Earl Jones beginning the broadcast. [Reply]
As if the KC Star couldn’t go any lower with their never ending attacks on the Chiefs… this is the start of their latest editorial, criticizing Andy Reid:
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Kansas City Chiefs Coach Andy Reid slapped every one of his Black players in the face this week.
He did that by refusing to say any more about his buddy Jon Gruden’s forced resignation over seven years’ worth of racist, homophobic and sexist emails than this: “I think all around it’s a tough deal. So I’m going to just stay away from that, and I just appreciate the courtesy likewise. There’s nothing to be gained … with my remarks.” “All around it’s a tough deal” is the new “very fine people on both sides.”
The Chiefs should really consider denying the KC Star access to cover the team. [Reply]
Originally Posted by KCChiefsFan88:
As if the KC Star couldn’t go any lower with their never ending attacks on the Chiefs… this is the start of their latest editorial, criticizing Andy Reid:
The Chiefs should really consider denying the KC Star access to cover the team.
Stupid post Mr. **** Cancel Culture Dude. Think 2 seconds beyond your post before posting. Then don't post this once you see it's stupid to do so.
You are a very unlikable guy. Not once have you been the alternative. [Reply]
Originally Posted by eDave:
Stupid post Mr. **** Cancel Culture Dude. Think 2 seconds beyond your post before posting. Then don't post this once you see it's stupid to do so.
You are a very unlikable guy. Not once have you been the alternative.
Dude, seriously, what the fuck is your deal lately? :-) [Reply]
Originally Posted by Frazod:
Dude, seriously, what the **** is your deal lately? :-)
What deal are you referencing? It's not a hard choice to make the right choice. We all know right and wrong. Do you think God approves of his attitude? He doesn't. And you know that.
You are in no position to call me out here. With all due respect. I, however, am in a position to call him out. We cannot act this way. It is not sustainable. Then all the false Christians here will bitch and moan about some things that are of their doing. Per usual. All while calling me the bad guy.
God knows differently. It's the only real truth. [Reply]
Originally Posted by eDave:
What deal are you referencing? It's not a hard choice to make the right choice. We all know right and wrong. Do you think God approves of his attitude? He doesn't. And you know that.
You are in no position to call me out here. With all due respect. I, however, am in a position to call him out. We cannot act this way. It is not sustainable. Then all the false Christians here will bitch and moan about some things that are of their doing. Per usual. All while calling me the bad guy.
God knows differently. It's the only real truth.
I really can't figure why the hell you're acting this way. I don't know if you've found religion, but in the same way an asshole who suddenly quits smoking crawls up the ass of every smoker around him. Or if you're engaged in some sort of Andy Kaufmanesqe douchebag performance art, that you alone find funny. Or if you've just lost your fucking mind. In any event, you're making it really easy for your detractors to bash you and really hard for your friends to defend you.
Please stop. Please.
And I feel the same way about that odious fucking shitrag Star that 88 does. So if you're bashing him, you're bashing me. [Reply]
I feel the same way about the Star. And I wrote them off a long time ago. I'll bet if you take a poll you'd find that most people are sick of the SJW shit. [Reply]
Originally Posted by eDave:
Stupid post Mr. **** Cancel Culture Dude. Think 2 seconds beyond your post before posting. Then don't post this once you see it's stupid to do so.
You are a very unlikable guy. Not once have you been the alternative.
I'm no fan of his in general, but he's right on this one. [Reply]
How ironic that they chose the very fine people quote, which trash media like the KCS took out of context, when Trump was talking about fighters in the Civil War, so they choose to take Reids comments out of context and make it about slapping black people.
