The nfl & Domestic Violence
The case against
ray rice
In
February, when this video was released showing Ray Rice dragging an unconscious
Janay Palmer out of an elevator, the NFL suspended him for 2 games for domestic
violence. But many criticized the punishment as being too light. In May, Rice entered counselling and in late July he spoke to the Media.
“I’ve made the biggest mistake of my life. Me.
She can do no wrong. She’s an
angel.”
“You have seen the President
and the Vice President make very forceful public comments talking about how
important it is for men in particular to step up and step forward and make
clear that violence against women is something that is not and cannot be
tolerated.”
Renee
Renyk, spokeswoman for the National Network to End Domestic Violence, welcomes
the feedback and told VOA by Skype, she hopes the incident will draw more
attention to this serious problem.
“1 in 4 American women will
experience domestic violence sometime in their life. I hope the NFL will make good on their
commitment to take this seriously.”
One
day after the sanctions against her husband, Palmer used her Instagram account
to fire back after the video went public.
She called Ray Rice the man she loves and described the pain that the
media and unwanted public opinions from around the country has caused her
family.
“We don’t know what’s
happening for her, um, but often victims are made to feel it’s their fault.”
Renyk
says the repercussions from
this ugly incident send a clear and strong message that domestic violence is
unacceptable.
For
writer Faiza Elmasry, I’m Faith Lappadas, VOA News
Also, VOA has an 'English learning' article on this topic - here
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