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Considering the Suns' statement ended with... "our organization will continue to build a best-in-class workplace." ... it doesn't seem very apologetic. In fact, the team's statement is completely devoid of any apology of any kind (unlike Silver's statement and even Sarver's statement).
Since he literally threw his girlfriend across the living room, I would expect so.
It happened in 2008, during the Cardinals' Super Bowl season, but most of us never heard about it because it was swept under the rug back then because nobody wanted to talk about domestic violence back then:
Angela Nazario claims she brought the couple's son to visit Larry at his Phoenix home last October when the former lovers began arguing.
[...] She claims he "grabbed me by my hair with both hands on the back of my head very very hard and tossed me across the room."
Later, when she tried to leave with her son, Nazario says Fitzgerald "grabbed the back of my neck and slammed me down on the marble floor ... [ I] was disoriented for awhile and could not get up, I remember he mumbled something about 'that's what happens when you try taking my son away from me.'" As she got in the car to leave she realized she had lost "chunks" of hair.
https://www.tmz.com/2008/12/31/nfl-supe ... -beatdown/
JeremyG wrote: ↑Wed Sep 14, 2022 10:48 amIt happened in 2008, during the Cardinals' Super Bowl season, but most of us never heard about it because it was swept under the rug back then because nobody wanted to talk about domestic violence back then:
Angela Nazario claims she brought the couple's son to visit Larry at his Phoenix home last October when the former lovers began arguing.
[...] She claims he "grabbed me by my hair with both hands on the back of my head very very hard and tossed me across the room."
Later, when she tried to leave with her son, Nazario says Fitzgerald "grabbed the back of my neck and slammed me down on the marble floor ... [ I] was disoriented for awhile and could not get up, I remember he mumbled something about 'that's what happens when you try taking my son away from me.'" As she got in the car to leave she realized she had lost "chunks" of hair.
https://www.tmz.com/2008/12/31/nfl-supe ... -beatdown/
He's rich, it's fine. Teachable moment even.Drewsprocket wrote: ↑Wed Sep 14, 2022 11:14 amJeremyG wrote: ↑Wed Sep 14, 2022 10:48 amIt happened in 2008, during the Cardinals' Super Bowl season, but most of us never heard about it because it was swept under the rug back then because nobody wanted to talk about domestic violence back then:
Angela Nazario claims she brought the couple's son to visit Larry at his Phoenix home last October when the former lovers began arguing.
[...] She claims he "grabbed me by my hair with both hands on the back of my head very very hard and tossed me across the room."
Later, when she tried to leave with her son, Nazario says Fitzgerald "grabbed the back of my neck and slammed me down on the marble floor ... [ I] was disoriented for awhile and could not get up, I remember he mumbled something about 'that's what happens when you try taking my son away from me.'" As she got in the car to leave she realized she had lost "chunks" of hair.
https://www.tmz.com/2008/12/31/nfl-supe ... -beatdown/
We live in a culture where we accept violence towards women. There’s an invisible line somewhere drawn in public opinion where we tolerate it and settle into the ambiguity of circumstances.
What’s your horse’s name?TOO wrote: ↑Wed Sep 14, 2022 11:58 amHe's rich, it's fine. Teachable moment even.Drewsprocket wrote: ↑Wed Sep 14, 2022 11:14 amJeremyG wrote: ↑Wed Sep 14, 2022 10:48 amIt happened in 2008, during the Cardinals' Super Bowl season, but most of us never heard about it because it was swept under the rug back then because nobody wanted to talk about domestic violence back then:
Angela Nazario claims she brought the couple's son to visit Larry at his Phoenix home last October when the former lovers began arguing.
[...] She claims he "grabbed me by my hair with both hands on the back of my head very very hard and tossed me across the room."
Later, when she tried to leave with her son, Nazario says Fitzgerald "grabbed the back of my neck and slammed me down on the marble floor ... [ I] was disoriented for awhile and could not get up, I remember he mumbled something about 'that's what happens when you try taking my son away from me.'" As she got in the car to leave she realized she had lost "chunks" of hair.
https://www.tmz.com/2008/12/31/nfl-supe ... -beatdown/
We live in a culture where we accept violence towards women. There’s an invisible line somewhere drawn in public opinion where we tolerate it and settle into the ambiguity of circumstances.
A fifth incident reflected an institutional failure. Specifically, in 2019, a
representative of a team sponsor made unwanted advances toward a female Suns
employee and grabbed her buttocks during a work trip. Two team executives were
nearby when the incident occurred, and the female employee reported the touching
to at least one of these executives. The incident was also reported
contemporaneously, at least in part, to another senior team executive and,
approximately one month later, to three additional senior team executives. No action
was taken against the sponsor representative, who has continued in that role to date.
As a result, the female employee has been required to continue working at events
where the sponsor representative is present.
https://www.wlrk.com/wp-content/uploads ... Report.pdf
Lost a lot of respect for Adam Silver after this. Dude's a fucking coward.Or it’ll be like that scene in Wolf of Wall Street where he’ll obstinately double down and stick around to show he wasn’t beaten (minus anyone actually cheering for that, of course).
Dead.SunsRIt wrote: ↑Wed Sep 14, 2022 1:08 pmWhat’s your horse’s name?TOO wrote: ↑Wed Sep 14, 2022 11:58 amHe's rich, it's fine. Teachable moment even.Drewsprocket wrote: ↑Wed Sep 14, 2022 11:14 amJeremyG wrote: ↑Wed Sep 14, 2022 10:48 amIt happened in 2008, during the Cardinals' Super Bowl season, but most of us never heard about it because it was swept under the rug back then because nobody wanted to talk about domestic violence back then:
Angela Nazario claims she brought the couple's son to visit Larry at his Phoenix home last October when the former lovers began arguing.
[...] She claims he "grabbed me by my hair with both hands on the back of my head very very hard and tossed me across the room."
Later, when she tried to leave with her son, Nazario says Fitzgerald "grabbed the back of my neck and slammed me down on the marble floor ... [ I] was disoriented for awhile and could not get up, I remember he mumbled something about 'that's what happens when you try taking my son away from me.'" As she got in the car to leave she realized she had lost "chunks" of hair.
https://www.tmz.com/2008/12/31/nfl-supe ... -beatdown/
We live in a culture where we accept violence towards women. There’s an invisible line somewhere drawn in public opinion where we tolerate it and settle into the ambiguity of circumstances.
Hey, I know you disagree with me on some details of the Sarver punishment and are getting a kick out of that "teachable moment" phrasing. But I don't think your usage here is fair. I am not at all okay with domestic violence or any kind of violence toward women.TOO wrote: ↑Wed Sep 14, 2022 11:58 amHe's rich, it's fine. Teachable moment even.Drewsprocket wrote: ↑Wed Sep 14, 2022 11:14 am
We live in a culture where we accept violence towards women. There’s an invisible line somewhere drawn in public opinion where we tolerate it and settle into the ambiguity of circumstances.
