New Movement to Ban Everyone Who Has Been accused of DV from Professional Sports

[Imran Siddiqui]

Well, he was arrested. As a first offender, he got probation (ie, not convicted). And got a 2 game ban.

And then the video came out - then he was fired.

[Kidlicious]

Well, he was arrested. As a first offender, he got probation (ie, not convicted). And got a 2 game ban.

And then the video came out - then he was fired.

He told them she hit her head on the railing. I can't tell from the video. It doesn't look like a hard punch. She was drunk.

[MRT144]

He told them she hit her head on the railing. I can't tell from the video. It doesn't look like a hard punch. She was drunk.

Do you say these things because you're roleplaying or because you're really unsure of what you saw.

[Kidlicious]

Do you say these things because you're roleplaying or because you're really unsure of what you saw.

Do you know how to throw a punch? The video I saw, it was either not a punch or he doesn't know how to throw one. I believe she did hit her head.

[Ben Kenobi]

So now we're debating what constitutes sufficient force in order to qualify for abuse?

[Kidlicious]

So now we're debating what constitutes sufficient force in order to qualify for abuse?

Duh, she hit him first.

[Ben Kenobi]

What would have to change in order for you to view the incident as assault?

[Imran Siddiqui]

White Knight for Wifebeating (WKW) on the case!! (though it was fiance at the time)

[Kidlicious]

What would have to change in order for you to view the incident as assault?

Did she have a bruise or anything?

[Felch]

She was knocked unconscious. Which, if we've learned anything from Archer, is super bad for you.

[Dinner]

Also worth pointing out: It isn't an employer's job to mete out punishment for crimes, it's the government's job.

It is not letting out punishment for any crime because, as you stated, that is the government's job. What the NFL is doing is punishing breech of contract according to the frame work negotiated and mutually agreed to by both the league and the players. They all signed the contract and agreed to those rules so what is the problem? If they didn't like it or thought they couldn't live up to it then they shouldn't have signed it but they did because they wanted all that money they'd get if they did.

[Kidlicious]

White Knight for Wifebeating (WKW) on the case!! (though it was fiance at the time)

I'm telling you why he wasn't fired. Not everyone gets hysterical like your type. Don't be silly.

[Kidlicious]

She was knocked unconscious. Which, if we've learned anything from Archer, is super bad for you.

Yes. Keep up please. The NFL was told she hit her head. It's not a fact that she didn't hit her head. The question is did she have any injuries that the NFL knew about.

[Dinner]

Bleh. The NFL isn't responsible for domestic violence, nor are they responsible for the idiocy of the public. Let's put the blame where it belongs.

You are wrong. The executives at the NFL are responsible for maximizing the profits they make for shareholders. As it is an industry which lives or dies by public support you better damn well believe they are concerned with what the public thinks (idiocy or not) because if they lose some of the public then they'll make a lot less money thus failing their primary job (to maximize shareholder profits). In short, it is simply good business for the NFL to police it's players and cultivate a good public image. Doing that means more tickets sold because parents are willing to take their kids to games, to buy little Johnny a Jersey or an official football, to get more people watching games on tv, etc... He'll, if the league gets a bad public image then it makes it less likely voters will vote to give the lavish subsidies the league is always demanding (like how the douche bag owner of the Chargers wants taxpayers to give him a billion dollars for a new stadium).

[Kidlicious]

You are wrong. The executives at the NFL are responsible for maximizing the profits they make for shareholders. As it is an industry which lives or dies by public support you better damn well believe they are concerned with what the public thinks (idiocy or not) because if they lose some of the public then they'll make a lot less money thus failing their primary job (to maximize shareholder profits). In short, it is simply good business for the NFL to police it's players and cultivate a good public image. Doing that means more tickets sold because parents are willing to take their kids to games, to buy little Johnny a Jersey or an official football, to get more people watching games on tv, etc...

So you think it's good business to make your star players vulnerable to false accusations? Personally I would tell them to kiss my ass and get a real job.