How to lose your job in 12 words. https://t.co/XvseqNmVUc
— Billy (@bcasey55) December 17, 2016
Earlier today University of Oklahoma running back Joe Mixon (through his attorney) released a video from 2014 that shows the 6’1″ 226 lb star athlete punching a woman inside of a restaurant in Norman, OK:
Joe Mixon video released https://t.co/1yYNRJ35Qe pic.twitter.com/y5S3daRqD5
— The Oklahoman (@TheOklahoman_) December 16, 2016
The video shows words exchanged between the two which leads to the woman slapping Mixon and Mixon retaliating:
The woman, Amelia Molitor, is in the process of suing Mixon and the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters had sued to make the video public. Mixon’s attorney said the video was released today voluntarily to “help put the matter to rest“:
“Mr. Mixon asked us to once again say he is sorry for the way he reacted that night. He has apologized publicly to Ms. Molitor, her friends, his family, teammates and the University,” his attorney, Blake Johnson, wrote in a letter. “He hopes that his voluntary release of these recordings will help put this matter to rest.”
Enter ESPN’s Brent McMurphy, a “native Okie,” who responded this way to the video:
It is sad – and disturbing – a number of people actually believe if someone may/may not have called you a name, it’s OK to punch a woman
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) December 16, 2016
And then he got everyone angry with this now deleted tweet (“Boomer Sooner” is the fight song of OU):
Yeah, that could be a problem. McMurphy has since clarified what he meant:
I deleted an earlier tweet that was part of a series of tweets I put out in response to what I considered to (cont) https://t.co/yPaRHnwUYm
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) December 17, 2016
I deleted an earlier tweet that was part of a series of tweets I put out in response to what I considered to be a misguided group of some fans who seemed to be supportive of the horribly violent act captured on the Mixon video released tonight. Even in that context, my attempted sarcasm as a response to the blind loyalty fans were showing in the face of the horrific video was not the best way to make a point on something so sensitive. I apologize.
Keep in mind McMurphy did fight back against people who were defending the punch in his timeline, so his explanation is legit:
@McMurphyESPN this was excessive on his part but I'm tired of these drunk women getting violent and crying when they get it back
— Aaron Chastain (@aaron_chastain) December 16, 2016
get it back? You’re an idiot
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) December 16, 2016
And:
https://twitter.com/Micah_thoo/status/809893551253241856
idiot
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) December 16, 2016
And:
Don't understand how you can put great and mixon video in the same sentence.
— Josh (@josh200536) December 16, 2016
sarcasm?
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) December 16, 2016
Here’s some of the reaction from people who jumped on what he had to say:
https://twitter.com/SarahSpain/status/809936421754638336
Not your best effort. https://t.co/CqiXpZYI0h
— Kevin McGuire (@KevinOnCFB) December 17, 2016
The scary thing is that video pales in comparison to what some people are subjected to, and it's still horrific. Not something to joke about https://t.co/MTvXj9D9CM
— Gordon McGuinness (@PFF_Gordon) December 17, 2016
Turning the beating of a woman into a joke is poor taste. Not as funny as uou and your fellow ESPN frat boys think. How are your ratings? https://t.co/gkFsrU4CRp
— Steve's OKC Central (@stevelackmeyer) December 17, 2016
https://twitter.com/Cianaf/status/809929935108370434
Oh boy… https://t.co/x2bbVCrqGW
— SEC Mike (@MichaelWBratton) December 17, 2016
https://twitter.com/AllbrightNFL/status/809923988474527744
Yikes, maybe not the best tweet. https://t.co/006OfmEm3N
— Spartan Avenue (@SpartanAvenueFS) December 17, 2016
And here’s hoping that the outrage mob spends a few minutes finding out what really happened before this man loses his job.
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