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BOSTON (CBS) — In August of 2014, Roger Goodell deserved to lose his job. Despite clear and overwhelming evidence of Ray Rice striking his then-fiancee in the head with a closed fist inside of a casino elevator, despite video evidence of Rice dragging the unconscious woman out of the elevator, and despite the existence of common sense and basic human decency, Roger Goodell claimed that it was difficult for him to understand what took place inside the elevator.
Now, that same man is telling you that you don’t understand the intricate nuances of how the NFL handles cases of domestic violence.
When asked why the league has seemingly come down more harshly on players who celebrate touchdowns than it does on players who beat their wives, Goodell condescendingly told this to the BBC:
“I understand the public’s misunderstanding of those things and how that can be difficult for them to understand how we get to those positions.”
Again, Goodell is the same man who said it was unclear what Rice did to that woman in the elevator, despite the mountains of obvious evidence and testimony.
That same man is patting you on the head, appreciative of your curiosity but dismissive of your demands for honesty and transparency.
That same man, once again, deserves to lose his job.
Ray Rice, 2014: Goodell Creates A Problem
Before we focus on the present, let’s first go back to exactly what transpired in 2014. In February of that year, Rice was arrested in Atlantic City after an altercation with his fiancee. At the time of the arrest, police said that “both [Rice] and Palmer struck each other with their hands.” A witness claimed that Rice hit his fiancee “like he punched a guy, knocked down and dragged her out of the elevator by his feet.”
The information was available to anybody with an internet connection.
It was a gruesome crime, one that remains difficult for any human being to watch. Yet Roger Goodell didn’t find it to be a very heinous crime at all, and he didn’t mind letting that player continue to play in his league.
Goodell issued a two-game suspension to Rice.
The public was upset at the soft punishment. But the public, as it tends to do, eventually grew distracted and moved on.
Only when TMZ released footage of the actual assault did the public whip itself back up into a frenzy, and only then did the commissioner issue a more serious punishment. Goodell acted shocked and appalled after witnessing an event which everyone already knew happened and which had been sent to his office on video months earlier.
Instead of admitting his own fault, Goodell told the world that Rice had lied to him. Later, a court would show that Rice never lied to Goodell, that Goodell was the only liar in this case.
Think about that: In a situation where a man had punched his fiancee and rendered her unconscious, the commissioner of the National Football League was unable to emerge looking like the more principled, ethical person.
Much more at link.
BOSTON (CBS) — In August of 2014, Roger Goodell deserved to lose his job. Despite clear and overwhelming evidence of Ray Rice striking his then-fiancee in the head with a closed fist inside of a casino elevator, despite video evidence of Rice dragging the unconscious woman out of the elevator, and despite the existence of common sense and basic human decency, Roger Goodell claimed that it was difficult for him to understand what took place inside the elevator.
Now, that same man is telling you that you don’t understand the intricate nuances of how the NFL handles cases of domestic violence.
When asked why the league has seemingly come down more harshly on players who celebrate touchdowns than it does on players who beat their wives, Goodell condescendingly told this to the BBC:
“I understand the public’s misunderstanding of those things and how that can be difficult for them to understand how we get to those positions.”
Again, Goodell is the same man who said it was unclear what Rice did to that woman in the elevator, despite the mountains of obvious evidence and testimony.
That same man is patting you on the head, appreciative of your curiosity but dismissive of your demands for honesty and transparency.
That same man, once again, deserves to lose his job.
Ray Rice, 2014: Goodell Creates A Problem
Before we focus on the present, let’s first go back to exactly what transpired in 2014. In February of that year, Rice was arrested in Atlantic City after an altercation with his fiancee. At the time of the arrest, police said that “both [Rice] and Palmer struck each other with their hands.” A witness claimed that Rice hit his fiancee “like he punched a guy, knocked down and dragged her out of the elevator by his feet.”
The information was available to anybody with an internet connection.
It was a gruesome crime, one that remains difficult for any human being to watch. Yet Roger Goodell didn’t find it to be a very heinous crime at all, and he didn’t mind letting that player continue to play in his league.
Goodell issued a two-game suspension to Rice.
The public was upset at the soft punishment. But the public, as it tends to do, eventually grew distracted and moved on.
Only when TMZ released footage of the actual assault did the public whip itself back up into a frenzy, and only then did the commissioner issue a more serious punishment. Goodell acted shocked and appalled after witnessing an event which everyone already knew happened and which had been sent to his office on video months earlier.
Instead of admitting his own fault, Goodell told the world that Rice had lied to him. Later, a court would show that Rice never lied to Goodell, that Goodell was the only liar in this case.
Think about that: In a situation where a man had punched his fiancee and rendered her unconscious, the commissioner of the National Football League was unable to emerge looking like the more principled, ethical person.
Much more at link.
