Quote:It's difficult to understand 'why' Goodell would go to the trouble of covering for Rice. It doesn't make any sense. On the other hand, it's hard to believe with all of the recent information that he didn't know about the tape. On the OTHER other hand (3 hands, keep up), why does it even matter if he saw the tape?! Knowing he knocked out his wife needed to be actually 'SEEN' to realize it was disgusting? Also, what feminist groups are there that are putting pressure on the NFL? :mellow:

 

I think Ray Rice should have lost his job when he was seen dragging her lifeless body from the elevator, IMO.

 

 

Here's there problem I have with this.  And I'm not talking about you specifically.  But I hear a lot of people questioning why did the league needed to see the video before handing out the punishment.  But THOSE SAME PEOPLE'S REACTION TO THE INCIDENT CHANGED UPON SEEING THE VIDEO.   It's blatantly clear that the outrage now upon seeing the new video is exponentially greater than the outrage when it was first reported.  Whether people like to admit it or not, seeing the video made a huge difference.  The public has generally accepted NFL's policies on domestic violence for years (mainly because there is a legal system that addresses these things).  So with that said, the actual act wasn't a real issue for the NFL.  If the new video never came out, the outrage would have never escalated to this point, there wouldn't have been an investigation,  Ray Rice would play, nobody would be calling for Goddell's head (any more than usual), and the NFL would have continued business as usual.  It's not about domestic violence.  It's about the video.  Those are the facts.   

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