NFL Player Ray Rice- CUT

Earlier this year a video of NFL player Ray Rice dragging his unconscious fiancée Janay Palmer out of an elevator in Revel AC surfaced. Rice was suspended for 2 games and was charged with third-degree aggravated assault. It was agreed that once he completed the pretrial intervention program that charge would be dismissed (USA Today). Him and Palmer were married a month later. All seemed to be forgiven until....



This Monday, TMZ released a video of the full incident that occurred on the elevator. It shows Rice punch his wife (then-fiancée) in the face twice. She was knocked out cold as she fell and hit her head on the elevator rail. Rice then drags his then-fiancée out of the elevator. As the video went viral, later that day the NFL announced that Ray Rice was suspended indefinitely (USA Today).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbwTMJroTbI

Soon everyone was discussing the incident. Some were saying that he deserved to get fired for domestic abuse. Some were saying that it seems that the NFL doesn't give fair punishments to all players. That the NFL has their picks on who gets what. For example San Francisco 49ers-Ray McDonald and Carolina Panthers-Greg Hardy who were also involved in violent domestic disputes this year.

Now as far as NFL punishment procedures goes, that's a bigger discussion for another day. Either way Ray Rice was wrong and deserved to be fired. It seems that some people always want to make excuses for abusive men. No we don't know the full story but no one deserves to be knocked out cold by someone who's suppose to 'love, cherish and protect them'. Him getting off easy, gives men the idea that it's ok to hit women. And if you have a little money it can be swiped under the rug.

According to the CDC, "more than 31% of women in the U.S. have been physically abused by an intimate partner at some point in their lives. Intimate partner violence covers “physical, sexual or psychological harm” by a current or former partner. An estimated 22.3 percent of women (and 14 percent of men) have experienced severe physical violence at the hands of an intimate partner"(Washington Post). If you're in an abusive relationship, please get help before it's too late. Tell a friend or family member that you need help leaving. If you don't have anywhere to turn, you can call this 24 hour hotline 1-800-799-SAFE for assistance.