On February 19th, 2014, a video of Ray Rice, the running back of the Baltimore Ravens, was released in which he was seen dragging the body of his limp fiancee out of a casino elevator. After being arrested and spending a year in a pretrial intervention program, Ray Rice was suspended for only 2 games. However, shortly after this, the NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, changed the domestic violence policy of the NFL, making it so that first time offenders would receive a 6 game suspension, and second
become a hot topic lately in articles, newspapers and even discussions on popular News channels. The controversial topic’s importance was ultimately ignited by the video released by TMZ of Ray Rice, the Ravens star running back, striking his then fiancé, Janay Palmer, knocking her unconscious in a casino elevator. Rice proceeds to drag Palmer’s body carelessly out of the elevator and leaves her lying on the floor, still unconscious. The releases of the videos showing what happened inside and outside
crime performed by an athlete. Most likely it will be an NFL player because that is all that gets into the media. NFL Athletes are not given nearly the correct punishments by, the justice system and the NFL for crimes like child abuse, domestic violence, and other major crimes. In the past three years, there have been over 150 NFL players charged with a crime that the media knows about. The outcome in all but seven of them was no jail time (“NFL Arrests and Charges”). One of the most notorious cases
Rice was released by the Ravens and indefinitely suspended by the NFL on Sept. 8 of last year. Rice was ordered to serve his suspension in full, and complete therapy and training in domestic abuse education groups in order to be reinstated, which he has completed successfully. In May of this year, John Clayton of ESPN listed teams that could possibly pursue Rice now that he is eligible to play. The list included the Dallas Cowboys, Cleveland Browns, Oakland Raiders, New England Patriots, and the
the NFL and the Capital Justice Departments prosecution of Adrian Peterson, Ray Rice and Greg Hardy. They were all indicted on allegations of domestic violence and abuse. Each year, another stack of players are arrested, or “caught” with a history of domestic violence, abuse and/or animal cruelty charges. The NFL’s reaction is typically reactive and falls short of transmitting a message of concern for the victims. Moreover, the NFL and Americans have opted to sensationalize Peterson, Rice and Hardy
NFL Domestic Violence Tolerance When it comes to the NFL and domestic violence, the media should recognize every case and not just the ones that happens to players. “The problem of domestic violence is pandemic, and we as a society have lost our moral compass” (Oneial). The NFL’s policies should be stricter and players should get more than just a few games suspension when they commit the crime. Commissioners need to come up with better ways to stop players from abusing their wives and to spread
violence is a major issue throughout today’s society, and the domestic violence spotlight usually shines in the direction of professional sports. The less than glamorous limelight usually shines upon major sports leagues including the NBA, NHL, (DeGette). NFL, and NASCAR. (Taylor). From all of the recent controversy, one thing is clear; domestic violence cases should be left to U.S. Congress due to the sports leagues’ rule violations against the offenses. The Commissioners of all of the sports teams, a
He was not a great role model, but he was a public figure. Kids wore his jersey and I am sure ruined their thought of NFL and players when they heard their favorite player won’t be playing anymore. “Everything was a blur, and I was too intoxicated to remember what happened” (Talib). Talib shot himself in the right thigh
people. A role model is a person whose behavior, example, or success is or can be emulated by others, especially younger people. Professional athletes
Tiger Woods Case In 1996, Tiger Woods had decided to become a professional golfer at the age of 20. In that same year he won a PGA tournament and the Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic. He was awarded Rookie of the Year as well as Sportsman of the Year. Before Woods even turned pro he was being compared to golf legend Jack Nicklaus. (Crain, 1996). Tiger Woods had attracted and exposed a new type of demographic to the game of golf. The following year Woods, who is a minority had become the youngest