So Ray Rice gets a 2 day suspension for beating

[Jalapeñomel]

and dragging his wife, but substance abuse gets a 4 game suspension and a 6 games suspension for a weed. WTF. The NFL should be ashamed.  


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[rupertpenny]

Yeah, it is total and complete bullshit.

[kristinschmistin]

It's totally disgusting.

[kristinschmistin]

I don't know what to make of this either jezebel.com/whoopi-goldberg-defends-stephen-a-smiths-domestic-abus-1612413642

[karmasabiotch]

People always look the other way when it comes to Domestic Violence. I hate people.

[rex]

when will the blaming the victim stop?!

[Jalapeñomel]

Aug 1, 2014 6:50:04 GMT -5 rex said:

when will the blaming the victim stop?!

It's disgusting. 

[SKP82]

H was telling me about this the other day, and I just saw it on the news this morning. It's totally fucked up. And now he's "vowed to become a vocal advocate against domestic violence when the time is right." Uh, ok.

[Deleted]

Gross.

[leeluu]

Aug 1, 2014 6:55:30 GMT -5 SKP82 said:

H was telling me about this the other day, and I just saw it on the news this morning. It's totally fucked up. And now he's "vowed to become a vocal advocate against domestic violence when the time is right." Uh, ok.

A news commenter said that he could do a lot of "great things" as a domestic violence advocate. Fuck that! He should be shamed by society - then men might learn you can't just say sorry and quickly move on from this type of behavior. FFS he beat her unconscious ! He should have been kicked out of the league.

[thelurkylulu]

The NFL and the NCAA are so crooked when it comes to issuing punishments. It's disgusting.

[Jalapeñomel]

I'm sad his wife doesn't feel this is divorce worthy.

[venice2007]

Aug 1, 2014 6:50:04 GMT -5 rex said:

when will the blaming the victim stop?!

Exactly. It's awful

[SKP82]

Aug 1, 2014 7:20:37 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

I'm sad his wife doesn't feel this is divorce worthy.

This happened in February. They got married at the end of March.

[Jalapeñomel]

Aug 1, 2014 7:25:19 GMT -5 SKP82 said:

Aug 1, 2014 7:20:37 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

I'm sad his wife doesn't feel this is divorce worthy.

This happened in February. They got married at the end of March.

I'm not sure I realized that, and that makes it even sadder.

[cuddlyevil]

Didn't Shaq's wife put him through the ringer after he cheated for the billionth time?

But seriously, the NFL is cracking down on how players hard players hit each other during the game and on any substance abuse or arrests for DUI or gun violence, but violence against women gets nothing more than a slap on the wrist? Bullshit.

[poppyseed]

I saw last night that the owner of the team and the team chaplain are both "helping" and "involved" with their marriage counseling. Wtf?

[thelurkylulu]

Aug 1, 2014 7:28:31 GMT -5 Que? said:

Aug 1, 2014 7:20:37 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

I'm sad his wife doesn't feel this is divorce worthy.

The never seem to. Kobe Bryant's wife wrote the script.

Tiger Woods ex is the only one I can recall who was all 'fuck this, I'm out'

Most of the professional athlete marriages I've been around, the woman would do basically anything to not lose the status/financial means accustomed with the lifestyle. Add in the fact that some of these guys are quite smooth and it takes A LOT for them to leave. I cannot even tell you how many times I have seen these women turn a blind eye to things that most would divorce over. It's quite sad.

I absolutely adore Elin and loved that she nailed Tiger's ass to the wall.

[Muddled]

I wonder how this would have been handled if he wasn't as high profile as a player.

[nomad100]

Isn't Baltimore the same team that hired Michael Vick after he got out of prison? Yeah, he is another shitastic player that never deserved to see the inside of a stadium again.

But just add this to my already long list as to why the NFL is awful and I never watch the games.

[thelurkylulu]

Aug 1, 2014 8:05:41 GMT -5 nomad100 said:

Isn't Baltimore the same team that hired Michael Vick after he got out of prison? Yeah, he is another shitastic player that never deserved to see the inside of a stadium again.

But just add this to my already long list as to why the NFL is awful and I never watch the games.

I don't know that it's fair to judge the majority on the minority. There are a lot of guys who do amazing things for the community and charities.

[Bernadine]

Aug 1, 2014 8:05:41 GMT -5 nomad100 said:

Isn't Baltimore the same team that hired Michael Vick after he got out of prison? Yeah, he is another shitastic player that never deserved to see the inside of a stadium again.

But just add this to my already long list as to why the NFL is awful and I never watch the games.

No, that was the Eagles, but the team did keep Ray Lewis after his legal issues.

Ray Rice previously had a reputation as one of the "good" guys.  He led a very high-profile anti-bullying campaign.  I'm so disappointed and upset about this.

[nomad100]

Aug 1, 2014 8:10:12 GMT -5 thelurkylulu said:

Aug 1, 2014 8:05:41 GMT -5 nomad100 said:

Isn't Baltimore the same team that hired Michael Vick after he got out of prison? Yeah, he is another shitastic player that never deserved to see the inside of a stadium again.

But just add this to my already long list as to why the NFL is awful and I never watch the games.

I don't know that it's fair to judge the majority on the minority. There are a lot of guys who do amazing things for the community and charities.

I am sure they do but they "work" for an organization that, in my opinion, sucks a rotten egg.   The NFL has a long history of sweeping violence against women under the rug and not taking it seriously.  For that I can say that it is awful and I will not support it by viewing/attending games.

Until these "guys who do amazing things" start coming out and saying that we refuse to play with men who abuse women, then they are part of the problem.  

[Captain Serious]

While I think it's shitty that the penalties are so disparate and the league seems to think that domestic violence is far less a crime than weed or other drugs, I'm more upset that this is being dismissed as a legal issue. Sure it shows what the NFL thinks about domestic violence (and I'm curious to know how the "punishment" compares to what happens on other cases of assault), but the NFL is designed to "govern" football the way a corporation's board "governs" that business--is only goal is to make money. The police and court system are designed to enforce the law; why didn't they? I understand the problems with mandatory arrest/prosecution in domestic violence, but when the people involved are this famous and it's going to get out into the public anyway, I don't think there is really anything to lose by enforcing the law to the fullest.

[thelurkylulu]

nomad100 Do you expect all people to refuse to do their jobs, sacrifice their pay, etc. because their coworker beat his wife or just professional athletes?

[Kristinmo]

Aug 1, 2014 8:22:33 GMT -5 Captain Serious said:

While I think it's shitty that the penalties are so disparate and the league seems to think that domestic violence is far less a crime than weed or other drugs, I'm more upset that this is being dismissed as a legal issue. Sure it shows what the NFL thinks about domestic violence (and I'm curious to know how the "punishment" compares to what happens on other cases of assault), but the NFL is designed to "govern" football the way a corporation's board "governs" that business--is only goal is to make money. The police and court system are designed to enforce the law; why didn't they? I understand the problems with mandatory arrest/prosecution in domestic violence, but when the people involved are this famous and it's going to get out into the public anyway, I don't think there is really anything to lose by enforcing the law to the fullest.

I'm here. I think what he did was disgusting but the real question I have is why didn't the legal system take care of this? Why is it the league's job?

[Kristinmo]

Aug 1, 2014 8:41:19 GMT -5 Que? said:

Aug 1, 2014 8:38:23 GMT -5 pagas said:

And Josh Gordon gets suspended for a year for second hand smoke levels of marijuana in his system.

I mean, there was a video of Ray Rice dragging his wife. I know he was arrested, did anything come of that or did his now wife drop the charges?

The drug charges are taken seriously because they affect level of play, therefore, the bottom line.

But marijuana isn't a performance enhancing drug.

[shortstax]

Aug 1, 2014 8:38:23 GMT -5 pagas said:

And Josh Gordon gets suspended for a year for second hand smoke levels of marijuana in his system.

To be fair, Gordon got suspended for being a dumb ass. He's failed multiple drugtests after multiple warnings. 

[SKP82]

Aug 1, 2014 8:22:33 GMT -5 Captain Serious said:

While I think it's shitty that the penalties are so disparate and the league seems to think that domestic violence is far less a crime than weed or other drugs, I'm more upset that this is being dismissed as a legal issue. Sure it shows what the NFL thinks about domestic violence (and I'm curious to know how the "punishment" compares to what happens on other cases of assault), but the NFL is designed to "govern" football the way a corporation's board "governs" that business--is only goal is to make money. The police and court system are designed to enforce the law; why didn't they? I understand the problems with mandatory arrest/prosecution in domestic violence, but when the people involved are this famous and it's going to get out into the public anyway, I don't think there is really anything to lose by enforcing the law to the fullest.

I agree. He plead not guilty, applied for PTI and was approved.

The wife (fiancée at the time) did not press charges. However, is that needed when there is VIDEO evidence?

[shortstax]

Just think, if the video had never leaked, none of us would ever know about Rice's assault.* I'm glad some security guard leaked it!

*and he wouldn't become a domestic violence awareness advocate