I think that it is a good idea to not do business with a serious domestic abuser, such as Floyd Mayweather or Milton Bradley. Those guys are seriously bad repeat offender woman beater/intimidator/dominator/controllers.
I don't think that a guy should be censored for one incident, but I respect an athlete employer's right to direct its own brand image.
With Aroldis Chapman, like you said, he was never even arrested. From what I understand, his girlfriend saw some incriminating material on his cell phone, then she claimed a choking, but never had any red marks, then Chapman shot up his garage. There was a shoving match with Chapman's brother in law somewhere in there too.
All of this sounds like non-criminal family histrionics, except for the part about shooting up his garage.
This could be construed as assault with a deadly weapon. I might be scared for my life if my wife shot up our house. Also, it might be construed as felony vandalism. The police know that any felony, such as assault with a deadly weapon, and felony vandalism constitutes a deportable offense under federal law. It could be that the police downplayed the seriousness of Chapman shooting up his garage because of his stature in baseball, and the serious legal trouble they could cause him.
Or maybe it wasn't that big of a deal.
We do know that Chapman probably didn't beat his girlfriend in the classical sense, or she would have some bruises to show for it.
We do know that Chapman has a squeaky clean record, or he would not be allowed in the United States or Canada.
We do know that whatever happened in October is an isolated incident.
We do know that Chapman has the fastest fastball ever thrown.
Trade him for Deej and some other low minors guys. Do it now. Not saying that this would be a fair trade, but if they're just giving him away, why not us?