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Ray Rice Released By Ravens After This Video But Is The Outrage Justified? (Video)

by September 8, 2014 30 comments

Ray Ray NOOOOOO!

By: Tommy “Tj” Sotomayor

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Today the news that Ray Rice did not want to hear the first time that he went in front of Rodger Goddell came true over a month later! The Ray rice story that was so flammable it got ESPN’s Stephen A Smith Suspended for even thinking of feeling what might have went on in this situation!   So what did my blackass go and do?  Yep… GIVE MY HONEST OPINION ABOUT SOMETHING THAT I WILL NEVER EVER HOLD BACK ON WHEN IT COMES TO THE TRUTH IN MY OPINION! WATCH!

OK now honestly all jokes aside, Ray Rice was an idiot in this situation because if you look close you can see that he was spitting on her too so they both were egging each other on in this case.  Also if you look, you can see how he walked up on her when they got in the elevator so again they were both in each others face as if this was something normal but that does not mean that this man should have backed down because she was smaller.  He should have backed down because he was the only one with something to lose but not because she was smaller.

If we believe that men should back down because they are smaller then why dont we believe that women should back down because they are smaller?

The argument is stupid and makes this cry for equality seem like a farse!  Now I joke about situations like these because I was in one and it didnt end well for me while the woman was able to go around as if nothing happened but I didn’t put my hands on this woman, I was lied on, Ray Rice on the other hand put his hands on this woman and now men from everywhere are jumping to the womans defense but you cant be outraged about this then turn around and make jokes about Jay Z getting beat up.

You cant say that Jay Z is manly because he didnt fight back but say this woman is womanly because she didnt take mess… What are we saying as a society when women are not held accountable for any of their actions? People are now calling for this dude to never work again and that to me is plain ole stupid but what is gonna be his next step?

Ray Rice is an older Running back coming off his worst season as a pro and now this.  The woman went on to marry a man that beats her and spits on her and drags her out of elevators so what does that say about her? Now that they are married, you are going to see this black woman take this dude for every damn dime he has with child support and alimoney and he isnt going to be able to do anything else inside or outside of the NFL..

The way that he dragged her and dropped her let me know either he doesnt care for this woman or they were really drunk but either way, THEY SHOULD NOT BE TOGETHER!! This is not going to end well and I just hope they seek counseling because with him being broke, if she does stay with him, he is going to blame her for everything that is happening to him now and she is going to resent marrying him because he has no work future! THIS MAN IS FINISHED!  ONLY IN AMERICA!

Oh & P.S. For people who have a problem with me taking this situation lightly please remember this, THIS WOMAN WENT ON TO MARRY THIS MAN AFTER HE BEAT HER SO IF SHE FINDS BEING WITH AN ABUSER OK THEN HOW IS MY JOKING ABOUT IT WRONG?  Remember, if i hang out with the dudes who talked crap about me or threatened my life then you should joke about what ever happened with us too because it would seem that we think its a joke right?  Be mad at her for going back to him and marrying him, not me for joking about it!  Remember, even she said she provoked him!

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(CNN) — Running back Ray Rice was released by the Baltimore Ravens and suspended indefinitely by the NFL on Monday, the same day a shocking video surfaced showing the NFL star knocking out his future wife with a punch in February.

The news release from the Ravens was terse.

“The Baltimore Ravens terminated the contract of RB Ray Rice this afternoon,” it read.

Shortly after the team’s announcement, the league said the three-time Pro Bowl selection was suspended indefinitely.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, who had originally given Rice a two-game ban, increased the suspension after viewing the new video for the first time, NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said on Twitter.

The NFL players’ union didn’t immediately respond to CNN’s request for comment.

Video shows what happened inside elevator

The new video shows Rice punching Janay Palmer, who was his fiancee at the time, inside an elevator at a hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey, seven months ago.

TMZ Sports posted the video Monday showing Rice and Palmer entering an elevator. Inside the elevator, Rice punches Palmer. Palmer lunges after Rice, and then Rice hits her again and she falls to the floor.

Previously, TMZ Sports had released hotel surveillance video of Rice dragging an unconscious Palmer out of the elevator. This is the first time video has been released that shows Rice punching her.

A few months after the incident, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell suspended Rice without pay and fined him an additional game check for “conduct detrimental to the NFL.”

However, no one in the NFL offices, including Goodell, had seen the newly released footage of the incident until Monday, the league told CNN.

Ray Rice: ‘My actions were inexcusable’

“We requested from law enforcement any and all information about the incident, including the video from inside the elevator,” NFL senior vice president of communications Greg Aiello said. “That video was not made available to us and no one in our office has seen it until today.”

Rice won’t be prosecuted

The NFL has previously said that Rice entered a pretrial intervention program in May. Under the program, he won’t be prosecuted, and the charges will be expunged after one year.

In a press conference in July, Rice said his actions were “inexcusable” and that he and his wife are in counseling.

“We’re taking the necessary steps to move forward,” he said. “My job is to lead my family. My job is to lead my wife. My job is to lead in whatever I do. And If I’m not being the example, then my family crumbles.”

Goodell admitted punishment was too lenient

Goodell has already been scrutinized for suspending Rice for just two games, months after the first video aired. Many felt the suspension wasn’t enough, and in August, the commissioner himself agreed.

In a letter to all NFL team owners, he said the league had fallen short of its goals in its handling of the Rice case: “We allowed our standards to fall below where they should be and lost an important opportunity to emphasize our strong stance on a critical issue and the effective programs we have in place.”

“I didn’t get it right. Simply put, we have to do better. And we will,” he added.

Some NFL fans have questioned why Ravens head coach John Harbaugh would call Rice “one heck of a guy,” and why the Ravens would tweet out in May “Janay Rice says she deeply regrets the role that she played the night of the incident.”

They have also questioned why Cleveland Browns receiver Josh Gordon would be suspended for a year after testing positive for marijuana when Rice was suspended for just two games.

In his August letter to team owners, Goodell said the league will institute a six-game unpaid suspension for personnel who violate the league’s personal conduct policy when it relates to domestic violence. A second domestic violence incident would be punished by a lifetime ban from the league.

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  1. Ronald Jack
    #1 Ronald Jack 8 September, 2014, 22:28

    I feel like we watched two different videos. It looked like he spit on her and then ran up on her in the elevator first. Ray Rice didn’t try to avoid her.

  2. Ronald Jack
    #2 Ronald Jack 8 September, 2014, 22:28

    I feel like we watched two different videos. It looked like he spit on her and then ran up on her in the elevator first. Ray Rice didn’t try to avoid her.

  3. happyinharned
    #3 happyinharned 8 September, 2014, 22:31

    Why is this news when it happened in February? I don’t understand. Does it take the NFL this long to take care of a problem. And, OK he hit her and knocked her out, the way he treated her AFTER that is what is really disrespectful. Why did all the people just stand around? No one tried to help her get up? They were just getting to take a look at her all sprawled out!

  4. happyinharned
    #4 happyinharned 8 September, 2014, 22:31

    Why is this news when it happened in February? I don’t understand. Does it take the NFL this long to take care of a problem. And, OK he hit her and knocked her out, the way he treated her AFTER that is what is really disrespectful. Why did all the people just stand around? No one tried to help her get up? They were just getting to take a look at her all sprawled out!

  5. Freddy Flinstone
    #5 Freddy Flinstone 8 September, 2014, 23:43

    Damn that chick is Fugly. If that’s how the x looks then I wonder what the new chick looks like.

  6. Freddy Flinstone
    #6 Freddy Flinstone 8 September, 2014, 23:43

    Damn that chick is Fugly. If that’s how the x looks then I wonder what the new chick looks like.

  7. Rene Trevino Jr.
    #7 Rene Trevino Jr. 9 September, 2014, 00:12

    Tommy you better hope George Michael don’t sue your ass for sampling Freedom 90…..lmao!!!!

  8. Rene Trevino Jr.
    #8 Rene Trevino Jr. 9 September, 2014, 00:12

    Tommy you better hope George Michael don’t sue your ass for sampling Freedom 90…..lmao!!!!

  9. Lucy
    #9 Lucy 9 September, 2014, 01:47

    Yeah, I don’t care what anyone says men are much stronger. Most don’t know their own strength. I’ve lived through domestic violence and I never provoked my husband to hit me. Never. I don’t agree with this. I don’t think real men hit women. Bottom line, I don’t agree with it. I don’t think women should hit men either, obviously it’s disrespectful. BUT..A REAL MAN WILL NOT ENTERTAIN IT AND WALK AWAY. TOMMY, I HAVE ALWAYS HAD RESPECT FOR YOU AND YOU ALWAYS MAKE VALID POINTS, I NO LONGER RESPECT YOU AND I WILL NOT WATCH ANY MORE OF YOUR VIDEOS. (Not that you care, just saying)

    • Shar
      Shar 9 September, 2014, 15:33

      DON’T HIT A MAN IF YOU DON’T WANT TO GET HIT BACK

    • Rob base
      Rob base 9 September, 2014, 17:32

      Thank goodness you will not be watching anymore of Tommys videos. That means I won’t have to read anymore of your inane comments.

    • Grizzly907LA
      Grizzly907LA 10 September, 2014, 12:11

      The bitch had it coming. If you don’t want to get beat like a man then don’t hit and spit on people like a man.

  10. Lucy
    #10 Lucy 9 September, 2014, 01:47

    Yeah, I don’t care what anyone says men are much stronger. Most don’t know their own strength. I’ve lived through domestic violence and I never provoked my husband to hit me. Never. I don’t agree with this. I don’t think real men hit women. Bottom line, I don’t agree with it. I don’t think women should hit men either, obviously it’s disrespectful. BUT..A REAL MAN WILL NOT ENTERTAIN IT AND WALK AWAY. TOMMY, I HAVE ALWAYS HAD RESPECT FOR YOU AND YOU ALWAYS MAKE VALID POINTS, I NO LONGER RESPECT YOU AND I WILL NOT WATCH ANY MORE OF YOUR VIDEOS. (Not that you care, just saying)

    • Shar
      Shar 9 September, 2014, 15:33

      DON’T HIT A MAN IF YOU DON’T WANT TO GET HIT BACK

    • Rob base
      Rob base 9 September, 2014, 17:32

      Thank goodness you will not be watching anymore of Tommys videos. That means I won’t have to read anymore of your inane comments.

    • Grizzly907LA
      Grizzly907LA 10 September, 2014, 12:11

      The bitch had it coming. If you don’t want to get beat like a man then don’t hit and spit on people like a man.

  11. Guest
    #11 Guest 9 September, 2014, 03:10

    WOW….

  12. Guest
    #12 Guest 9 September, 2014, 03:10

    WOW….

  13. Guest
    #13 Guest 9 September, 2014, 03:12

    WOW…

  14. Guest
    #14 Guest 9 September, 2014, 03:12

    WOW…

  15. Rob base
    #15 Rob base 9 September, 2014, 17:37

    I have NEVER hit my wife. My wife though has never come up in my face, speaks to me with respect and even if we disagree it is done in a civil manner. If I feel pissed off I deliberately keep a distance from her and not invade her space. It is called ‘mutual respect’. Ray Rice and his wife are seemingly made for each other. They are equally to blame for this incident spiralling out of control. Who would want to live in that kind of environment?

  16. Rob base
    #16 Rob base 9 September, 2014, 17:37

    I have NEVER hit my wife. My wife though has never come up in my face, speaks to me with respect and even if we disagree it is done in a civil manner. If I feel pissed off I deliberately keep a distance from her and not invade her space. It is called ‘mutual respect’. Ray Rice and his wife are seemingly made for each other. They are equally to blame for this incident spiralling out of control. Who would want to live in that kind of environment?

  17. Atheist
    #17 Atheist 9 September, 2014, 19:19

    Great video, Tommy! It was one of your best ever!! I loved the George Michael stuff, too!! I’m a HUGE fan of his and I used to have his entire collection, once! I agree with you, Tommy. Women CANNOT be ‘Equal’ AND get ‘Special Treatment’ at the same time! One or the other! If they say they’re ‘Equal’ to us, all bets are OFF!! Period!! [>:-(

  18. Atheist
    #18 Atheist 9 September, 2014, 19:19

    Great video, Tommy! It was one of your best ever!! I loved the George Michael stuff, too!! I’m a HUGE fan of his and I used to have his entire collection, once! I agree with you, Tommy. Women CANNOT be ‘Equal’ AND get ‘Special Treatment’ at the same time! One or the other! If they say they’re ‘Equal’ to us, all bets are OFF!! Period!! [>:-(

  19. Grizzly907LA
    #19 Grizzly907LA 10 September, 2014, 11:53

    Bitch shouldn’t of put her hands on him. If you want to hit people like a man then you need to be prepared to get your ass beat like a man. Nuff said.

  20. Grizzly907LA
    #20 Grizzly907LA 10 September, 2014, 11:53

    Bitch shouldn’t of put her hands on him. If you want to hit people like a man then you need to be prepared to get your ass beat like a man. Nuff said.

  21. Jacobi Walker
    #21 Jacobi Walker 10 September, 2014, 13:03

    Real woman don’t hit men.

    Like Tommy has always said, this shit keeps going on with women thinking they get a free pass to do whatever the fuck and no retaliation, people are gonna end up in bodybags and the shit won’t be funny anymore. No good will come from men having to bottle up their anger and hurt for others safety and satisfaction. People keep saying men should walk away after getting hit and provoked, which IDEALLY would be the best thing as far as avoiding jail and charges, but we don’t live in a fairy tale. I’ll one up the challenge. How about ladies don’t put your hands on a man [anyone period] so he wouldn’t be put in the position to “walk away”?

  22. Jacobi Walker
    #22 Jacobi Walker 10 September, 2014, 13:03

    Real woman don’t hit men.

    Like Tommy has always said, this shit keeps going on with women thinking they get a free pass to do whatever the fuck and no retaliation, people are gonna end up in bodybags and the shit won’t be funny anymore. No good will come from men having to bottle up their anger and hurt for others safety and satisfaction. People keep saying men should walk away after getting hit and provoked, which IDEALLY would be the best thing as far as avoiding jail and charges, but we don’t live in a fairy tale. I’ll one up the challenge. How about ladies don’t put your hands on a man [anyone period] so he wouldn’t be put in the position to “walk away”?

  23. Chris Allen
    #23 Chris Allen 11 September, 2014, 00:02

    Go Tommy nice video tell it like it is!!!

  24. Chris Allen
    #24 Chris Allen 11 September, 2014, 00:02

    Go Tommy nice video tell it like it is!!!

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