[Vision2020] Calvin Trillin, Deadline Poet

[Paul Rumelhart]

Just out of curiosity, am I the only one who doesn't give a damn what the
NFL decides to do about domestic abuse?  I'm more interested in what law
enforcement does about it.

On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 4:16 AM, Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:

> Mr. Dredge stated:
>
> "On this note, the player's union is claiming that the elevator video
> provided a graphic account of what happened, but no new evidence."
>
> What more evidence do you need, Mr. Dredge?  The second video (publicly
> released over a week ago) clearly shows Ray Rice knocking his wife to the
> floor of the elevator and dragging her limp, unconscious body out of the
> elevator.
>
> ----------------------
>
> Mr. Dredge continues . . .
>
> "Thus, the additional penalty of a ban from the NFL leveled against Ray
> Rice amounts to double jeopardy."
>
> How is this considered double jeopardy?  If I committed a crime (say . . . assault)
> and I was fired from my job, would it be wrong to also be criminally
> charged for that assault?
>
> ----------------------
>
> Mr. Dredge suggests . . .
>
> "In retrospect, the NFL should have probably dealt with domestic about
> long ago since it's not exactly a new thing."
>
> As more and more cases of domestic violence in the NFL is uncovered
> (instances involving 5 players identified in the past week) it is becoming
> painfully clear that this has been going on for quite some time.
>
> Why hasn't something been done about it earlier, you ask?  The NFL is, in
> itself, a billion dollar industry.  The NFL is also tax-exempt.  Cute, huh?
>  Simple logic suggests that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell (who is under
> pressure to resign by several NFL teams that are under pressure by their
> sponsors) would hate to see these instances of domestic violence go public,
> as they may result in a major drop in ticket and product sales.
>
> ----------------------
>
> Mr. Dredge concludes with . . .
>
> "Pictures of OJ's battered wife were released about 20 years ago."
>
> O.J. Simpson was tried.  I may not agree with the acquittal(s), but he WAS
> tried.
>
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>
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>
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>
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
>
> "There's room at the top they are telling you still.
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>
> - John Lennon
>
>
> On Sep 18, 2014, at 2:08 PM, Scott Dredge <scooterd408 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> On this note, the player's union is claiming that the elevator video
> provided a graphic account of what happened, but no new evidence.  Thus,
> the additional penalty of a ban from the NFL leveled against Ray Rice
> amounts to double jeopardy.  In retrospect, the NFL should have probably
> dealt with domestic about long ago since it's not exactly a new thing.
> Pictures of OJ's battered wife were released about 20 years ago.
>
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