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we're never privy to what couples think,
We don't need that to understand the why and how of domestic violence.
we're never privy to what couples think,
Even if she "instigated", who cares? Where's the need to use deadly force?
The vast majority of the time when you hit someone one it isn't going to kill them or even knock them out.
no we don't but you want to put into a larger contextual picture of the relationship; Rice's other behaviors, one does. we are going on a moment in time, and endless video loop. my point is the fixation,allows the media to fix it as "the story"We don't need that to understand the why and how of domestic violence.
no we don't but you want to put into a larger contextual picture of the relationship; Rice's other behaviors, one does. we are going on a moment in time, and endless video loop. my point is the fixation,allows the media to fix it as "the story"
context should matter - not in a criminal sense, but for private punitive reasoning.
If you're not an NFL starting running back and it's 100lb female. He hit her in the face.
You seriously don't get it at all. I'm 5'10 215 and in similar shape to Ray, and I assure you that when I feel like my safety is in danger it doesn't matter if you're 100 pounds. If you're charging at me I will feel like my safety is in danger and I will strike to deal with the threat. It doesn't matter if you are an actual threat to my safety or not, because that is not how my mind will treat you charging at me. If you don't want hit in the face don't charge at someone.
Blahblahblah. If I hit a 100lb female clean in the face, I will knock her out, it might kill her. I can't imagine doing it even against her having a knife. A girlfriend? Ludicrous.
Is she really 100lbs? She looks heavier than that. I'm not going to rule anything out as if my mind will be taking into account all of these factors and be completely rational when someone charges me. Social norms and all that nonsense usually goes out the window in these situations.
A clean sucker punch to the head from a full grown male (let alone NFL vs. small female) ought be life threatening.
How was it a sucker punch?
Unexpected and clean. Perhaps he had too many concussions and wanted to share.
If you're charging at someone you better expect a punch to the head.
He could be charged with attempted 2nd degree. He used deadly force without cause and is the aggressor.
Without cause?
I don't care how the contracts are written or what he did.
I do not think it is any business of the NFL's what a player does in his spare time.
I thought Vick was a pig (as Rice seems to be) and a sick man for what he did.
But I still thought it was none of the NFL's business.
Now, if the owner of the team in question thinks keeping Vick or Rice employed will hurt the bottom line - then by all means dump him.
But that is up to the owner, not the league to make a moral judgement, imo.
DIdnt say it was. She has no more right to strike him than he does to strike her however.
Aggravated lethal force without cause, he's the aggressor and previous conflict is assumed.
I am happy with the attempts by the refs to get control of the game ON the field.Aggravated lethal force without cause, he's the aggressor and previous conflict is assumed.
Can you really believe we are up to about four posters defending Rice or saying it's personal business?
NFL ratings are down--the one group the NFL wanted to grow in was women--oops.
I am happy with the attempts by the refs to get control of the game ON the field.
Here's a few trial balloons.
Allow a taxi squad guy to suit up at halftime if a guy at his position is permanently knocked out in the 1st half and the league verifies it.
Keep the clocked stopped when going out-of-bounds the entire 40 seconds.
Go with the longer extra point.
Look at stopping the clock for 15 seconds with a first down.
Stretch the chuck rule to 10 yards.
Eliminate the pick/rub penalty.
Call Peyton every time he moves to incite the defense to jump .
I don't care how the contracts are written or what he did.
I do not think it is any business of the NFL's what a player does in his spare time.
I thought Vick was a pig (as Rice seems to be) and a sick man for what he did.
But I still thought it was none of the NFL's business.
Now, if the owner of the team in question thinks keeping Vick or Rice employed will hurt the bottom line - then by all means dump him.
But that is up to the owner, not the league to make a moral judgement, imo.
On sports television today--it's an easy Google.First off, where in the hell did you see that NFL ratings were down?
That Super Bowl was last year and was a disaster for the NFL--setting it back several years.This year's superbowl was the most watched ever
I can't speak to this .you gotta be smoking something.