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As the Deshuan Watson legal battle gets uglier, media can't continue being complicit

One of the early knocks on attorney Tony Buzbee, who is representing more than 20 women who have filed civil lawsuits against Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson, was his use of social media, specifically Instagram, to inform the world about the accusations against Watson and the suits.

It seemed ... unseemly. Unprofessional.

But on Monday, Watson's attorney, Rusty Hardin, took things even lower, and not only showed no regard for many of the alleged victims, he potentially put them in the crosshairs of danger.

Last week, a Texas judge ruled that under state law the women suing Watson could not retain their anonymity if they wanted to move forward.