I agree 100%. And in that case where both are clearly in the wrong, the tie goes against the one who swings first.
In this case, Ms Molitor.
I'm not saying Mixon did nothing wrong. I'm saying that something you'd have to make a good case to defeat a self defense plea over if all the evidence had been out at the time of the trial doesn't make Mixon a woman beater.
Violent yes, stupid yes, probably underage drunk, hell yes, but that label, that very specific thing that happens when a man beats a woman doesn't apply when SHE goes after HIM first and he only strikes her once, and stops once the FIGHT is over.
Because that was what this was. Not a beating. A FIGHT. There is a very substantial difference between the two.
Mixon stopped hitting Molitor once Molitor stopped hitting Mixon. Therefore, Mixon did not beat Molitor. She FOUGHT Mixon, Mixon FOUGHT back, and stopped when the FIGHT was over. That's what the video proves. That's what the EVIDENCE STATES. That's WHY the evidence MATTERS. Anything beyond that is a mix of conjecture, prejudice, and bad guesswork.