[Vision2020] Calvin Trillin, Deadline Poet

Fri Sep 19 19:42:25 PDT 2014

Problem solved.  The NFL has ordered all personal to undergo 'abuse awareness training'.  Similar to large corporations, the purpose of these types of training exercises is to absolve the NFL of all future domestic violence perpetrated by its employees.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/11551674/nfl-orders-domestic-abuse-awareness-training

From: debismith at moscow.com
To: paul.rumelhart at gmail.com; thansen at moscow.com
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 18:02:55 -0700
CC: vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Calvin Trillin, Deadline Poet

I don't give a damn about the NFL, but knowing they 
have ignored this in their midst for a very long time grits my teeth. I want law 
enforcement to arrest and prosecute these out of control testosterone driven 
maniacs, but I want the NFL to step up and take some responsibility for covering 
it up in the name of profits.....just an idealist, I suppose.
Debi R-S

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: 
  Paul 
  Rumelhart 
  To: Tom Hansen 
  Cc: viz 
  Sent: Friday, September 19, 2014 9:32 
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  Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Calvin Trillin, 
  Deadline Poet

  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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    Tom Hansen
    Moscow, Idaho

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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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