sadly, the inconsistencies the NFL has in their punishment is NOTHING compared to the inconsistencies of the actual justice system of the US. Interesting that this one case from a private organization gets us so worked up but we can be passive about so much that actually impacts us to a much greater degree. As a society, we do a crappy job picking our battles.
He came into the NFL Commish job talking about protecting the shield and has been a complete phony and while the sport is more popular than ever its not because of him and has managed to be a phony. He handled the Patriots Spygate, Saints Bounty, Big Ben, stuff ALL DIFFERENTLY. Tags had to save his a$$ during the Saints Bounty scandal. He popped Sean Payton for an entire season which was a joke.
Exactly. They had this same discussion on ESPN- ie; why did Goodell go from "Hanging Judge", to indecisive wimp? He came into the league and basically threw down the gauntlet- yet his last few decisions have been softer than Charmin.
Al, I think he's done now...but won't say it yet.
one of my favorite sayings is " A porkchop in every bottle/pint"
He should be gone, but Kraft, Jones, Mara, and Rooney are protecting him. Goodell lied to the American people in that CBS interview or his employees are beyond stupid. Remember he told Sean Payton "ignorance is not an excuse" and now his only defense is ignorance. He has to go now. Condi Rice would be the perfect replacement. She is a women who knows football and would get the support of the people and has the contacts to be a great Commissioner.
longislandcuse said:
I'll agree emphatically with your first part but in a world where everything goes viral and people flip out endlessly, it gets tiresome.
the Lincoln's were enjoying the play up till ...
Honest question- why do we care more about the commish of a private sports league lying than a justice system that was ok letting him do nothing and walk? If he's on trial like he should be, this whole scenario if different. Why don't we focus on the root issues?
Ray Rice was charged with 3rd degree assault and had no prior record till this incident. He was never going to jail for this crime he would have gotten probation. I worked in the Mecklenburg County(Charlotte,NC)DA's office for 3 years and if I got this case it would have been hard to get any real jail for Rice when the complaining witness(Janay Rice) wouldn't cooperate while the tape would have gotten a conviction most likely the sentence would likely be probation or at worst a suspended sentence with probation.
Go read what Goodell told Sean Payton about the Bounty scandal. He said ignorance is not an excuse.
Whoa, no need to be defensive. I just think it's an interesting angle to the discussion. I guess I'm a lot more fired up about a system that lets that knockout happen without real repercussions than I am about a private sector CEO doing something inconsistent or not transparent. His fundamental job is to make money. It's somebody else's job to punish people who assault females. That's the dropped ball I care about on this one. If everybody gets their wish and goodell is gone, is anybody fundamentally better off?
Oh, I'm sorry. I'm not part of the overreaction brigade? I'm pretty sure I've clarified multiple times how awful the act Ray Rice committed was.
My defense comes from others wanting to come after me saying I speak with a strong opinion when all I do is give my opinion.
longislandcuse said:
He could very well be Ike Turner but we have no evidence of that and I focus on her reaction because she married him and defends him. I get that people claim Stockholm syndrome/battered wife syndrome and that is a real thing, but we have no evidence of that and I don't think it's fair to make broad assumptions of such a serious offense with no data to back it up in terms of this being a multiple act of domestic abuse.
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