No interest? It doesn't matter who cares but it should matter that the crime fit the punishment. 2 games is a joke when you compare others that got much more for doing much less. Roger should at least be consistant. This is a joke.
Ray Rice will be available Week 3
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you`re making my point...we agree....you get players and coaches with longer suspensions for making a comment/posting a negative tweet or smoking a doobie than a guy who probably bludgeoned his significant other or at the very least was dragging her around(unconscious) in public like a bag of dirty laundry...it`s all about the amount of bad p.r. a fuck-up generates...
one a positive note,if he`d killed her i do think they`d have come down much harder on him(6-8 games?)........
No, I'm saying the NFL should not punish based on interest or high profile. Yes we agree but total bullshit. I continue to scratch my head with this commish. :shrug:
your hero,keith olbermann....:lol:
it`s a done deal now,cornchip.....if there had been more media attention PRIOR(nuance) to the decision,maybe rice`s sanction would have been more severe...
if more had followed your madjack`s example(flexing those rage muscles at the drop of a hat)maybe rice could have been hedgehogged.....
alas,it`s a day late and a dollar short...
http://nytimes.stats.com/fb/story.asp?i=20140216220720651496208&ref=hea&tm=&src=
http://nytimes.stats.com/fb/story.asp?i=20140327172120446837508&ref=hea&tm=&src=
http://www.latimes.com/sports/nfl/la-sp-0527-ray-rice-dwyre-20140527-column.html
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/...40207_1_rice-and-palmer-ray-rice-janay-palmer
http://bostonherald.com/sports/patr...ens_ray_rice_arrested_at_atlantic_city_casino
http://bostonherald.com/sports/patr...ns_rice_indicted_on_aggravated_assault_charge
http://seattletimes.com/html/seahawks/2023244410_nfl28xml.html
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=nfl&id=10468504
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/10684250/ray-rice-baltimore-ravens-indicted-aggravated-assault
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/24446305/ravens-rb-ray-rice-arrested-after-
http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2014/...n-alleged-attack-on-fiancee-in-atlantic-city/
http://www.nbcsports.com/football/nfl/ravens-ray-rice-arrested-atlantic-city-casino
http://www.nbcsports.com/football/nfl/ravens-rice-indicted-aggravated-assault-charge
http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/ravens-ray-rice-arrested-at-atlantic-city-casino-021614
http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/27/us/sports-baltimore-raven-ray-rice-indicted/
http://q.usatoday.com/2014/02/17/baltimore-ravens-ray-rice-arrested/
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...-husband-atlantic-city-janay-assault/9486395/
http://q.usatoday.com/2014/03/27/baltimore-ravens-ray-rice-indicted/
http://nytimes.stats.com/fb/story.asp?i=20140327172120446837508&ref=hea&tm=&src=
http://www.latimes.com/sports/nfl/la-sp-0527-ray-rice-dwyre-20140527-column.html
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/...40207_1_rice-and-palmer-ray-rice-janay-palmer
http://bostonherald.com/sports/patr...ens_ray_rice_arrested_at_atlantic_city_casino
http://bostonherald.com/sports/patr...ns_rice_indicted_on_aggravated_assault_charge
http://seattletimes.com/html/seahawks/2023244410_nfl28xml.html
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=nfl&id=10468504
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/10684250/ray-rice-baltimore-ravens-indicted-aggravated-assault
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/24446305/ravens-rb-ray-rice-arrested-after-
http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2014/...n-alleged-attack-on-fiancee-in-atlantic-city/
http://www.nbcsports.com/football/nfl/ravens-ray-rice-arrested-atlantic-city-casino
http://www.nbcsports.com/football/nfl/ravens-rice-indicted-aggravated-assault-charge
http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/ravens-ray-rice-arrested-at-atlantic-city-casino-021614
http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/27/us/sports-baltimore-raven-ray-rice-indicted/
http://q.usatoday.com/2014/02/17/baltimore-ravens-ray-rice-arrested/
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...-husband-atlantic-city-janay-assault/9486395/
http://q.usatoday.com/2014/03/27/baltimore-ravens-ray-rice-indicted/
So quickly searching major newspapers from across the country as well as main sports and news sites, I was able to gather those links in a few minutes. The dates of the stories were all around when the arrest happened or when he was indicted on the charges. Yeah, I guess that doesn?t equate to a national presence of this story prior to the commissioner slapping Rice on the wrist. Let me know if expanding the search to outlets such as the Bozeman Daily Chronicle or Shrevesport Times would help in illustrating the point.
I?m not sure which is a more prevailing trait for you, being wrong or the defiance displayed in never admitting that you were wrong.
Based on that, I can't wait to read your reply on why those above examples don't mean anything regarding national attention to the case.
I can see the Ravens starting out 0-3 in the division and out of the AFC North by October.:0065:0065:0065
well,lets give it a whirl...I know your time is extremely valuable...
of course it was covered...but in the interim the story basically died(I would say that it never reached the level of anything "sam" related or even the redskins renaming clusterfuck)...there was a substantial period of time between the incident and goodell`s decision...and a relatively(and suspiciously) long period of time between the legal verdict and goodell`s determination...does the league put these kinds of conduct related decisions off in hopes that the stories will fade even farther out of public consciousness?...who knows...I wouldn`t be a bit surprised(of course they`ll make excuses about" investigative process" and "pre/post-trial intervention programs" yada yada,but imo, theres a certain amount of subterfuge involved).....
fact is there was nowhere near the sustained howling and gnashing of teeth seen in the media regarding the sam/ inappropriate gay comments(or even the redskin name fiasco)issues... .... rice`s legal decision was reached on may 20th(over two months ago)....decisions on the gay comments issues were rendered swiftly and decisively(we`re at the point now that any "perceived" negative comment gets immediate response and demand for retraction and clarification...even dungy`s honest and harmless opinion...or you`ll be hounded until you`re sufficiently contrite) ....we even had government intervention on the redskins name debacle(not the nfl`s doing,but intense media scrutiny certainly played a part).....maybe domestic violence doesn`t rise to the intolerance threshold of insensitive comments or offensive team names ?....well,i`ll defer to you on that(being that you`re the tourqemada of online p.c. hysteria around here) ....
my opinion is it`s because of intense and sustained media involvement(or lack thereof..the squeaky wheel gets the most grease)....intense and sustained media involvement not seen in the rice case(for the short bus riders,let`s just call it media driven bad p..r)...we all understand that most league suspensions undergo a long and drawn out investigative process(some probably necessary,some probably not)...we also understand that some suspensions are swift and definitive...
at the end of the day,i would think that battering your significant other and dragging her around like a cavemen would generate a higher level of indignation and response than name calling/insensitive comments(or even chooming).......one would surmise that ole roger would realize that some blowback was inevitable from such a tepid sanction(even though the situation never quite garnered the level of media attention and outrage that speech and team labeling slights incite)......... I guess you`ll have to browbeat goodell on the rationale for that misevaluation...
your dude:
weasie...
p.s...I`m guessing that a resumption of positive reputation points and comments isn`t in the cards?.....
much love........:toast:
Playing at judge, Goodell drops ball in Ray Rice case
Saturday - July 26, 2014
By Eric Heyl
Saturday, July 26, 2014, 9:00 p.m.
Updated 10 hours ago
LOS ANGELES (Exaggerated Press) ? A reality TV show featuring National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell will be an integral part of Fox's fall programming schedule.
Fox announced that ?Commissioner Court? will debut in September, in the coveted Sunday evening time slot immediately following ?The Simpsons.? The show will place Goodell in a courtroom setting, penalizing football players who violated league rules or broke the law.
?The commissioner will dispense the tough justice that has become his trademark,? Fox said in a prepared statement. ?Players who don't adhere to society's mores had better hope they don't come before him ? unless they're accused of a relatively minor offense, such as aggravated assault.?
Public interest in Goodell's dispensing penalties was piqued last week with his handling of a February domestic violence incident involving Ray Rice, a Baltimore Ravens running back.
An Atlantic City casino's surveillance cameras caught Rice dragging his fianc?e, seemingly unconscious, out of an elevator. He avoided trial on an aggravated assault charge by participating in an intervention program.
Rather than slap Rice on the wrist, which would have sent the disturbing message that the NFL doesn't consider domestic abuse a significant offense, Goodell's sentence was severe.
He suspended Rice for two games, half of the four-game suspensions he dishes out for the more egregious act of players testing positive for smoking marijuana.
Goodell's heavy-handed penalty prompted an immediate outcry from idiots, Neanderthals and misogynists. They accused Goodell of pandering to the NFL's female fans, who studies show comprise about 44 percent of the league's devotees.
Despite assertions that Goodell was making it seem as though striking your significant other is almost as wrong as getting high, the commissioner never considered lessening Rice's suspension.
On the show, Goodell will wear black judicial robes emblazoned with a large Super Bowl XLIX logo. He pledged to be firm but fair.
?I understand there occasionally are legitimate reasons for, say, punching your spouse or fianc?e, particularly if they have upset you,? he said. ?But there is no justification whatsoever for jaywalking, violating a local community noise ordinance, or smoking pot.?
Goodell expressed gratitude to Fox for giving the league another means in which to showcase itself.
?I'm really hopeful that from a ratings standpoint, this show can pack the same kind of punch that Ray Rice can deliver to a defenseless woman,? he said.
After a prolonged silence, a puzzled-looking Goodell said, ?What? Did I say something wrong??
Saturday - July 26, 2014
By Eric Heyl
Saturday, July 26, 2014, 9:00 p.m.
Updated 10 hours ago
LOS ANGELES (Exaggerated Press) ? A reality TV show featuring National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell will be an integral part of Fox's fall programming schedule.
Fox announced that ?Commissioner Court? will debut in September, in the coveted Sunday evening time slot immediately following ?The Simpsons.? The show will place Goodell in a courtroom setting, penalizing football players who violated league rules or broke the law.
?The commissioner will dispense the tough justice that has become his trademark,? Fox said in a prepared statement. ?Players who don't adhere to society's mores had better hope they don't come before him ? unless they're accused of a relatively minor offense, such as aggravated assault.?
Public interest in Goodell's dispensing penalties was piqued last week with his handling of a February domestic violence incident involving Ray Rice, a Baltimore Ravens running back.
An Atlantic City casino's surveillance cameras caught Rice dragging his fianc?e, seemingly unconscious, out of an elevator. He avoided trial on an aggravated assault charge by participating in an intervention program.
Rather than slap Rice on the wrist, which would have sent the disturbing message that the NFL doesn't consider domestic abuse a significant offense, Goodell's sentence was severe.
He suspended Rice for two games, half of the four-game suspensions he dishes out for the more egregious act of players testing positive for smoking marijuana.
Goodell's heavy-handed penalty prompted an immediate outcry from idiots, Neanderthals and misogynists. They accused Goodell of pandering to the NFL's female fans, who studies show comprise about 44 percent of the league's devotees.
Despite assertions that Goodell was making it seem as though striking your significant other is almost as wrong as getting high, the commissioner never considered lessening Rice's suspension.
On the show, Goodell will wear black judicial robes emblazoned with a large Super Bowl XLIX logo. He pledged to be firm but fair.
?I understand there occasionally are legitimate reasons for, say, punching your spouse or fianc?e, particularly if they have upset you,? he said. ?But there is no justification whatsoever for jaywalking, violating a local community noise ordinance, or smoking pot.?
Goodell expressed gratitude to Fox for giving the league another means in which to showcase itself.
?I'm really hopeful that from a ratings standpoint, this show can pack the same kind of punch that Ray Rice can deliver to a defenseless woman,? he said.
After a prolonged silence, a puzzled-looking Goodell said, ?What? Did I say something wrong??
