There will always be a few people who just don’t get the simplest of things. There’s no excuse for a man to hit a woman.
Enter Paul George of the Indiana Pacers who, despite public outcry and Ray Rice admitting he was wrong, decided take a stand on Rice’s behalf via Twitter.
The Baltimore Ravens terminated Rice’s contract this week after TMZ published footage of him knocking out his then girlfriend now wife, Janay Rice earlier this year.
I don’t condone hitting women or think it’s cool [sic] but if she ain’t trippin’ then I ain’t trippin’. Let’s keep it movin’ Let that man play!
If you in a relationship and a woman hit you first and attacking YOU… then you obviously ain’t beating HER. Homie made a bad choice. #Stayup
Of course, once the front office caught wind of the inappropiate tweet, they quickly sat George down and explained the error of his ways.
Statement from Pacers President of Basketball Operations Larry Bird:
“Paul George’s tweets from earlier were thoughtless and without regard to the subject of domestic violence and its seriousness in society. We have talked to Paul to strongly express our displeasure and made it clear that the NBA and the Pacers’ organization will not condone or tolerate remarks of this nature. Paul understands that he was wrong and why his tweets were so inappropriate and is very apologetic.”
As if it was an epiphany, Paul George immediate acknowledged his mistake and issued the following:
“I want to apologize to all victims of domestic abuse for my insensitive tweets. They were obviously without proper understanding of the seriousness of the situation and I sincerely regret my poor choice of words.”
