Gotta say...How is Goodall supposed to understand Domestic Violence when our courts do not? When our police do not? When many in the medical field, do not? Yes...I'm pissed that their knee-jerk reaction was the same as it has been for 50 years or more but jeez...the guy is the head of a football league...and a company...basically. He is not a shrink, he is not a Priest nor is he responsible for what happened.
My major complaint with the NFL is their lack of curiosity, as to how head injuries, steroids, and the concept of "warfare" on the field affects these men and their relationships with women.
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And, while we are speaking of men and their relationships with women;....
We have a Congress that refused...REFUSED...to reinstate the "Violence Against Women" bill, which had been law since then Senator Joe Biden, was able to have it passed into law.
We have folks running for Congress and the Senate who make distinctions such as, "legitimate rape" as opposed to...what? "come here sailor, let's have some fun so I can go to court?"
The entire nation is blaming a guy who was brought up in an environment of abuse and violence. I DO NOT mean from his living situation. What I will target are the following:
1) The Media
2) Our current political climate
and
3) Perhaps...the way he was raised.
Before anyone condemns this guy (for those who do not know, I too, have been exposed to parental as well as spousal abuse), how about we give him a chance to learn, to heal, and to keep his family together.
Defending an abuser was, until the last few days, the very last thing I ever thought I might do. However, if this man did NOT play for the NFL....had not been in a high priced Casino w/ cameras...how much fuss would there have been?
Abusers are more than likely, past victims themselves. Before we crucify a person, let us give him a chance to try. Try to heal, try to understand why violence is wrong (good luck in his career, however), try to become the family man that many abusers wish they could be.
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