Driving through the midwest today I listened to talking heads from across the spectrum both sports and politics. It was all Ray Rice all the time. Part of the reason is the attention paid to the US of Gays secular religion (football). But there were many factors at play. Football like most everything has been so pussyed up that any chick type drama gets big airplay. More soap opera stuff. The video is compelling of course, something that white people can look at and get all shocked that anyone would do something like that. Those of us here in the Dark Enlightenment see this TNB all the time--so what's the big deal?
Lots of White Knighting by both libtards and conservative phonies. Despite the fact that the woman herself has forgiven Rice. It is of course a dog whistle for many whites, a chance to point out black dysfunction that the media conspires to hide otherwise.
In all the blather about the incident not one person I heard mentioned that this type of behavior towards women is a feature of rap music, and thus ghetto black culture. Where's the blame for the thousands of rap songs that glorify slapping ho's and bitches?
We also know that "domestic violence" is so high among pro black athletes that if the NBA and NFL actually do get around to punishing it with severs suspensions it may be hard to field teams after a while. I think the NFL's transparent desire to sweep the incident under the rug is a sign of that.
CF has noted this trend for years, see the JB Cash column from 2010 noting the heavy discipline directed at Ben Rothleisberger by Roger Goodell--and lack of discipline directed at black players, also below a JB Cash column in 2006 about the NFL's elder statesman/woman abuser Jim Brown.
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One only look no further than Roethlisberger's own team, the [COLOR=#009900 !important]Pittsburgh Steelers[/COLOR], to see the blatant double standard in action. In March of 2008 James Harrison, a Steeler [COLOR=#009900 !important]linebacker[/COLOR], was arrested on charges of simple assault and criminal mischief after police said he broke down a bedroom door at a girlfriend's home after she locked herself in. Roger Goodell and the NFL, not to mention Steelers owner Dan Rooney, had nothing much to say about this incident.
In October of 2007 another Steeler, running back Najeh Davenport, was charged with domestic violence, child endangerment and unlawful restraint after an incident involving the mother of his 5-year-old son, who suffered a swollen lip. Davenport had earlier distinguished himself while attending the University of Miamiby defecating in a coed's closet after invading her room. No suspension, no fine, no league discipline.
Here are some more incidents involving women from 2009 alone that have had no action by the NFL or Roger Goodell.
Richard Quinn, a Denver tight end, was arrested on domestic violence and harassment charges after a woman said he grabbed and shook her during an argument and grabbed the phone from her while she tried to call 911. He has not been disciplined by either the state of Colorado or the NFL.
And if Roethlisberger's case merited so much attention because of his high profile what about Shawne Merriman? The Chargers LB was accused by his reality TV star friend, Tila Tequila, who signed a citizen's arrest warrant, with battery and false imprisonment. She said he choked her and she was treated for injuries at nearby hospital. Nothing from Goodell and the NFL.
Or Quinn Ojinnaka, Atlanta OL, charged with simple battery after his wife said she was tossed down the stairs by him.
Or Randy Starks, Miami DE, arrested, charged with aggravated battery of a police officer in Miami Beach.
Or Donte Whitner Buffalo DB, arrested, charged with aggravated disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. Police shocked him with stun gun outside a Cleveland nightclub.
Or Cornell Green Oakland OT, arrested in Tampa after allegedly slamming the mother of his two children against a wall and hitting her with a mop handle.
Or one of the NFL networks's favorite room brightening smilers: Brandon Marshall Denver WR, arrested in Atlanta on a disorderly conduct charge after a fight with his fiance, just one of numerous arrests for the media favorite.
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Jim Brown: Expert on the Bad Behavior of Black Athletes
Yahoo Sports ran an article recently that was a "Q and A" with former Cleveland Browns running back Jim Brown. The introduction to the article was as follows:
"Jim Brown looks at the NFL, and he sees a disconnection. With embarrassing off-field incidents becoming an almost weekly part of the league's fabric, and on-field angst bubbling over in a growing fraction of its youth, Brown sees a league that is losing touch with some of its players. With that in mind, the former Cleveland Browns great, currently an advisor to that franchise, discussed the health of the NFL and some of the league's pertinent issues with Yahoo! Sports. Among the topics, Brown shared his thoughts on why off-field conduct seems to be becoming a consistent problem. . ." blah, blah, blah.
It occurs to me that having Jim Brown speak on things like "off-field" incidents is a little like having O.J. Simpson speak about marital discord. Brown, as you should know, is a repeated abuser of women among his other criminal missteps. This big stud running back seems to find himself slapping the women in his life around a lot; he even threw one of them off of a 2nd story balcony, good thing he's black and probably can't throw very well or she might have died.
Here is a quick list of some off field "incidents" featuring the guy that the NFL wants to help console players has been involved in:
In 1965 an 18-year-old accused Brown of forcing her to have sex after giving her whiskey, but a jury found him innocent of assault and battery in the 10-day trial in 1965.
He was accused of throwing his girlfriend from a balcony in 1968, but when the 22-year-old girl refused to name Brown as her assailant, the charge of assault with intent to murder was dropped. He was fined $300 for resisting a deputy.
Brown was acquitted of assaulting a man after a traffic accident in 1969.
He was fined $500 and spent a day in jail after beating up a golfing partner in 1978.
He was charged with rape, sexual battery and assault in 1985, but the charges were dropped when the 33-year-old woman gave inconsistent testimony.
The next year, he was arrested for allegedly beating his fiance after accusing her of flirting. He spent three hours in jail, but three days later the 21-year-old woman said she didn't want to prosecute.
In October 1999, Brown, by then well into his 60's, was convicted in Los Angeles of smashing the window of his 25-year-old wife Monique's car, but was acquitted of making terrorist threats against her. The judge sentenced him to three years' probation, when Brown refused counseling, he was given a six-month sentence. He was released from jail in Ventura County (California) in July 2002 after serving less than four months.
Brown certainly would be qualified to console players on the strange phenomenon of black players who are arrested multiple times for violent crimes yet somehow almost always avoid serious punishment. Perhaps he and O.J. could present a lecture series.