Much like the rape crises on campuses the real issue is wanting the wrong organization to resolve them. We have a fully functioning legal system the problem is the accused have rights so people want to find extra legal ways to handle what they see as issues.
Despite all the hype no one really knows that Hardy is lying and that is wasn't just a crazy cocktail waitress losing her shit. If you have never dealt with drunk crazy women it is hard appreciate what they are capable and in jurying themselves attacking men three times their size and then lying about it falls into that category.
Josh Brown on the other hand is not a large scary black man so his admitted abuse is over looked. The real problem is the media and the NFL are poor choices for imposing moral and legal punishments and all they really accomplish is giving the talking heads something else to drone on about since their fans can understand outrage and get a little lost with any actual detailed analysis.