Since Ive sort of accidentally become a spokesman for this issue with the NFL and their domestic violence policy, I feel compelled to express some thoughts about what happened today. Ray Rice, who was filmed several months ago dragging his unconscious fiance from an elevator, was suspended for two games, an absurd move by the NFL. To top it off, his teammates rallied around him because you know how important it is for the team to not be distracted by petty little things like a guy knocking his wife out. So today, a tape suddenly appeared (and anyone who really believes the NFL has not seen this until today is insane), showing him punching her twice in the face. The second punch knocked her out. So today Rices team cut him, a move that on the surface seems like the right thing to do. But heres what the NFL and all of these stupid assholes that run these teams never get. By protecting these guys, they are preventing them and their partners from getting the help they need. And now that theyve cut him, Im worried as hell about his partner, who has since married him. Cutting him is just going to increase the tension in their already messed up relationship. With all of the enormous amounts of money that these people have at their disposal, I find it ridiculous that they apparently havent consulted the kind of experts that would be able to tell them what they need to do to help the people that are in trouble. Ray Rice and his wife have serious issues that need to be addressed, and throwing them out on the street is just going to increase the chances that he hits her again, if he hasnt already. The all or nothing policy that they have applied to situations like this will always do nothing more than give these guys the message that they can get away with this stuff, that they dont have to get help, until they are no longer useful to the NFL, and then theyre on their own.
Posted on: Mon, 08 Sep 2014 21:06:15 +0000
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