Take on Ray Rice

TMZ released the Ray Rice video today and for the first time in
regards to this case the NFL and the Ravens did the right thing. They
all tried to ignore the fact that Rice nearly killed his then-fiancé
initially when they gave him a slap on the wrist two game suspension
but as the chorus of critics for louder, Roger Goodel finally
acknowledged that he had woefully underestimated the public outcry and
set new rules against domestic violence. The issue though was that
although future punishments were going to be harsh (6 game suspension
with the first offense, indefinite suspension with the second) Rice
was going to basically skate.
Then the video emerged and it was every bit as brutal as was expected
and within hours the Ravens cut him and the NFL suspended him
indefinitely.
This is what bothers us.. What about that video changed the NFL's
mind, previous released videos showed Rice entering an elevator and
then pulling the lifeless body of a woman out. The NFL said it did a
thorough investigation but said it had not seen this TMZ video which
we find hard to believe. The NFL has billions of dollars, if it
wanted to get the video it would have but I don't think they wanted
to. What also bothers us is that they now claim with this new
evidence that everything changed after seeing it. what did the hell
did they think happened in that elevators?? Did they assume Rice
dropped her while practicing a salsa twirl?? Did they think she
slipped on ice? Did they think her own fist hit her face??
The NFL only got serious about this when the chorus became a deafening
roar. The Ravens who just put up a statue of a double murderer have
no credibility at all and to think they did this with anything but
their pocketbooks in mind is foolish.


#FreeGordon