Steelers linebacker James Harrison charged with assaulting girlfriend

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There Are Right Reasons, And Wrong Reasons, To Slap A Lady, Apparently [Slap]
Published 3/24/2008 by Leitch at Deadspin
... This is James Harrison, an All-Pro linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Earlier this month, Harrison, charmingly, smacked his girlfriend in the face, breaking her glasses, during an 1 a.m. argument. Harrison was not kicked off the team. Just a few days later, though, wide receiver Cedrick Wilson was released by the team after being arraigned for ...

Charges Against Harrison Dropped
Published 4/4/2008 by JJ Cooper at FanHouse
... and he's trying to reconcile with his girlfriend. Harrison had already undergone an anger management class, which helped his argument to try to get the charges dropped. At the same time, if the original report was true, it's hard to see why the charges were so quickly dropped--the report said Harrison broke down a door, broke his girlfriend's cell phone, then slapped her across the face hard enough to knock off her glasses. ...