CaptainLaddie said:Can we talk about how shitty the Harbaugh brothers are as human beings? They're both enablers of men who hit women. Fuck them both so hard.
The SF Chronicle was suggesting that McDonald may not be charged. The reporter didn't provide any evidence for this other than the fact that the team publicly has a zero-tolerance policy for domestic violence. Let's assume for a moment that he isn't charged. It seems clear that something happened to his fiancee to cause an investigation. What do you think their responsibility is if McDonald isn't charged?
I'm asking earnestly...I'm not sure what the right answer is. But if McDonald is fully innocent, isn't the 49er organization doing the right thing instead of rushing to judgment? Would McDonald have a legitimate grievance if they suspend him and he's ultimately cleared?
As bad as what McDonald is being investigated for is, it's not yet in the same league as Hardy or Rice to me where there was a conviction and an admission of guilt/video. He may be guilty and it may be the same thing as those guys, and I'm not sure whether the 49ers deserve the benefit of the doubt post-Aldon Smith last year. But I don't think it's fair to fault them for not trying the guy in the media.
As I said earlier, if they do know what happened and are slowing this down because they're thin on defense right now, then fuck them.