Just to make this clear, Greg Hardy was never convicted of any crime in this case. None of us know the circumstances of the case, nor anything about the woman who made the charges.

 

From my understanding, most cases in the State of North Carolina go before a judge who acts very much like a Grand Jury and the Judge makes a determination based upon the evidence of whether the case should go to trial. At this point the person charged with the crime can ask for a Jury Trial, which is done through an appeal process.

 

Basically, most of the commentators above have taken the approach of "Guilty until proven innocent" which is in lock step with everything else that is totally messed up with this country at this time. This is a most challenging time to be alive because the world is in the midst of tribulation.

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