Hearne: Which is Faster, Child Abuse Investigation or NFL Whitewash?

Maybe  it’s me…

But it sure seems like a more timely deliberation on a child abuse investigation by a known woman beater like Tyreek Hill could go down a little quicker than well over a month.

If for no other reason than to make sure that Hill’s three year-old son with the newly broken arm (from the woman Hill so beat the holy heck out of a few years back when he played for Oklahoma State) doesn’t suffer any further injuries.

Especially given that two – not one – incidents resulted in police being called.

“The first incident occurred March 5 when Overland Park police were called due to a report of child abuse or neglect at home, KCTV News 5 reported Friday. Hill’s name was apparently listed on the report and the case was closed three days later when no one pressed charges against Hill,” reports Fox News.

“Police were then called to the same Kansas home Thursday to investigate a battery against a juvenile, according to KCTV News 5. Hill’s name wasn’t listed on the second police report, according to the station.

“A source familiar with the second incident told the Kansas City Star the incident resulted from the son breaking his arm. Hill’s fiancée, Crystal Espinal, was reportedly listed as ‘others involved’ on the police report. The Kansas Department of Children and Families told the paper it was investigating as well.”

Espinal you may recall was Hill’s girlfriend that he kicked and hit in a fit of rage while she was pregnant with the toddler son now with the broken arm.

The $64 million question: why is it taking so long to make a determination as to what the Chiefs superstar did or did not do?

Might it be because everybody involved – the Chiefs, police and area child services – are reluctant to pull the plug on what  some suspect may be the team’s first Super Bowl in decades?

Sure seems that way…

Does the average spouse and/or toddler beating case get this kind of kid glove, slow-boat-to-China treatment?

But after losing two of the Chiefs top defensive stars and star running back Kareem Hunt – the latter to similarly bad behavior – the team can ill afford to drop arguably its top offensive weapon.

All while nobody – including the sports suck ups at the local newspaper  – appear to be pressing the team or authorities for a speedy answer. Which arguably, leaves Espinal and her injured son in a very tenuous, potentially high risk position.

And for what?

A trip to Miami next February?