Boycotting The NFL, An Immature Response to the NFL and its Mishandling of Players Associated With Domestic Violence
Domestic violence riles up adamant feelings of loathe and righteous anger inside the hearts of Americans all over the United States. It’s a topic that headlines news channels, papers, and radio stations everywhere, especially when it involves high profile people constantly in the public eye like congressmen, actors, or more recently, former NFL and Raven’s running back Ray Rice.
I’m sure that by now you have seen or at least heard of the recent events involving former NFL and Raven’s running back Ray Rice and his then fiancé Janay Palmer. “On February 15, 2014, Rice and Palmer were both arrested and charged with simple assault following an altercation where Rice attempted to cause bodily injury to J. Palmer, specifically by striking her with his hand, rendering her unconscious. A few days later on February 19, 2014, TMZ Sports released a video of Rice dragging Palmer, who looked to be unconscious, out of an elevator. The surveillance footage provided visual record of the aftermath. On July 24, 2014 the NFL suspends Ray Rice for two games without pay and fined him $58,000”(Time).
The other day in my college English class this topic thrust its way into our midst. The alarming news of this terrible domestic violence incident alone seemed enough to invoke rage and abhorrent from our general public, however, the reaction to the NFL’s response in this incident proved to be the bigger headline here. This measly two game suspension and chump change fine the NFL issued Ray Rice spoke loudly to how much the NFL cares about high profile players and the money they bring in to the organization and even louder to how little it views and cares about domestic violence. Then a question that provoked much thought and even further debate was introduced: what then was