Greg Hardy Plays Victim Card On His Twitter Bio, Then Changes It
By Matt Dolloff (@mattdolloff)
BOSTON (CBS) -- The internet sees everything. Even the most seasoned of Twitter folk know that simply deleting a questionable tweet or re-editing your bio doesn't make them go away. The "Print Screen" key is a favorite amongst media people.
Greg Hardy, a.k.a. Everyone's Least Favorite Person In The World At This Particular Moment, changed his Twitter bio early Wednesday morning before quickly changing it back. But the message had already been captured...and it's a horrible look for a decidedly horrible person.
Yeah...that's Greg Hardy painting himself as a victim. His bio briefly read "Innocent until proven guilty-lack of knowledge & information is just ignorance-the unjust/prejudicial treatment of diff[erent] categories of people is discrimination."
In general it's hard to disagree with Hardy here; "innocent until proven guilty" is a cornerstone of freedom and personal rights in this country and it's certainly unfair to discriminate against the innocent based on irrelevant factors. But Hardy in particular? Not the person who should be saying that. Not today. Not ever.
Hardy was found guilty in a North Carolina court of law, then appealed before his girlfriend mysteriously disappeared from the public eye, fueling rumors of a settlement out of court. Not exactly the kind of story that an innocent person tells.
It looks especially bad considering that the disturbing photos of Greg Hardy's girlfriend following his domestic incident are now public. Saying Hardy deserves a chance to have a job is one thing; saying Hardy is completely innocent and should publicly stand up for his rights is whole other can of worms.
Common sense would dictate that Hardy clearly did all of the horrible things he was accused of doing, and for Hardy to act like he is the one being victimized takes an unfathomable level of gall. And it's disappointingly unsurprising that there are also plenty of fans on Twitter who continue to support him, as evidenced by Hardy's retweets from earlier Wednesday morning.
Awaiting Jerry Jones' press conference praising Hardy for his courage in the face of adversity.
Matt Dolloff is a writer for CBSBostonSports.com. His opinions do not necessarily reflect that of CBS or 98.5 The Sports Hub. Read more from Matt here. Follow him on Twitter @mattdolloff and email him at mdolloff@985thesportshub.com.
