There's
ONE thing bothering me, (besides the horrific punch of course)...why is
everyone assuming Janay Rice is an abused woman living in a home with
an abuser? Could it be it was a fight between two people that escalated
into a knockout punch and NOT a relationship full of spousal abuse? I
don't know what is going on behind those doors, do you? Has she said
she's an abused woman, are there signs you know about that I don't? Is
it possible? Of course, but can we stop assuming she's in desperate need
of help without knowing anything about their marriage? If you know
something I don't please enlighten me. And I don't mean should he or
should he not lose his job....
Believe it or not a man can punch a woman once in a fit of anger or drunken stupor and never do it again.
Believe it or not a man can punch a woman once in a fit of anger or drunken stupor and never do it again.
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I posted this on facebook and got well over 500 comments....
Good point. Of course punching her like that even once has disturbing implications, but it would still be a different matter than an ongoing pattern of abuse. One has to know as much as possible before judging.
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What a story, over 550 comments on my fb page. Most say Rice should be in jail, said Janay should press charges, they were not about to give him even a second chance to rehabilitate himself! The pundits are calling her a battered woman, All I'm saying is where is the proof she's a battered woman? Never once did I excuse the punch, it was horrific, but I believe in second chances and apparently they are getting help for themselves. She needs it as much as he....
ok....for what it is worth.....I feel it is never acceptable to hit anyone, unless in self defense. Period.
secondly, Rice is a highly trained athlete with a developed physical ....his is also trained to control that talent on the field. To strike someone he claims to love...is incomprehensible.
This is compounded by the fact that the incident took place in a public scenerio, where we are all taught to be on best behavior.
I have done a small amount of volunteer work at a domestic abuse shelter, not enough to make me an expert, and realize that an incident of this magnitude is very rarely, if at all, a isolated incident.
The NFL, like any other employer, has a right to expect certain behaviors that reflect on them. They are well within their rights to ban him, as they do any other player misusing drugs, steroids, theft, or drunken behavior.
Second Chance? sure. Check into a rehab center, get counseling, get help. At football? NO>
That's all I'm saying, second chances for those who deserve second chances. We shall see. Apparently they are in therapy. I hope their marriage can survive the immaturity, both of them are physical, they both need help.
Why don't I believe Janay is a battered wife?...when she got on that elevator she did not cower in the corner with her hands over her head, she lunged at Ray while he was standing in the back. She is one tough cookie who appears to me like a woman who was told by her Momma, don't take no shit from no man! If you think men should stand still and let a woman spit on him and hit him then you are for spousal abuse. They were in an elevator he could have turned his back and let her punch on him but apparently they like hitting each other. Anyway, she doesn't fit the profile of battered wife, she was mortified at the press conference because she instigated a fight and the public saw it. Her husband lost his job because of the punch that should never have happened.
I can't stand football and find it very hard to fathom why anyone would want to watch something so incredibly boring. That said, I think he's likely done it before and will likely do it again. And his wife may be lying to protect her lifestyle as the spouse of a highly paid athlete. Anyway, he'll probably return after a while... like Michael Vick did.
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