Some on here seem incapable of dealing with nuances. They seem to view people as either all good or all bad. Jim Brown had many sterling attributes both on the field and off, including in the latter his civil rights work and his acting career.
Yes, he appeared to have an anger management problem. He seemed to regret his actions after the fact and about eight years ago made the following statement, according to the ever semi-accurate Wikipedia:
"There is no excuse for violence. There is never a justification for anyone to impose themselves on someone else. And it will always be incorrect when it comes to a man and a woman, regardless of what might have happened. You need to be man enough to take the blow. That is always the best way. Do not put your hands on a woman."
As far as I know, none of his assaults, which included at least one against another man, ever resulted in permanent injury. So, it's not exactly like he was an axe murdered, or something. I'm not excusing his behavior in these assaults in any way. I'm just trying to put them in some kind of context -- nuanced, if you will.
Seems to me that the quote above, form 2015, shows that he was repentant for those past misdeeds in his personal life. I just think we should be a little more forgiving and view people in the total context of their lives.
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