TALLAHASSEE, FL (WTXL) -- A local victims advocate is speaking out on the recent arrests of two FSU football players on battery charges, saying athletes need to consider their futures before using violence as an answer.
This comes with the recent charges against De'Andre Johnson and Dalvin Cook.
Zoe Burris, an advocate and founder of The Zoe Project, says from her experience, the urge to react with violence stems from the environment that a person grew up in.
She says, especially in situations that involve college students like Johnson and Cook, being away from home for the first time can cause people to act out more.
Burris primarily works with female victims of violence, but says in Johnson's case, sometimes it may seem like the female is at fault.
"We need to redefine what we think of as physical abuse and domestic violence and all those things, because like it's not okay for a woman to hit a man," Burris said. "And it's not okay for a man to hit a woman. I think we accept that in some cases, and it makes these situations so up in the air, and I think that's what the controversy is."
