Can you imagine a world where people are jailed before they are put on trial? That is the NFL. Many athletes have been jailed and fired from their job for domestic abuse before they are even found guilty. There are a lot of phases in domestic abuse, including the act itself, speaking out when you or someone else has been abused, invasion of personal life when this information comes out, and how you handle it after it happens. The punishment is brought to a discussion by the court whether the culprit is innocent or guilty, not by the NFL itself. Should the NFL really decide to fire the accused before given a fair trial? There are some people who believe that athletes who have committed domestic abuse should be fired immediately
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If the victim says they forgive the culprit and express their forgiveness, there is no reason for people deny it. For example, Rice’s fiancée married him a month after the incident (ESPN). If people do deny the victim’s forgiveness, they have no right to barge in on their life. They are not the one’s begging forgiveness from the victim. Yes, all NFL employees, including the coaches, players, and executives, are required to watch forty-five minute film on domestic violence and sexual assault education, but who says accidents don’t happen (Sports). The reasons were not given why Ray Rice punched his fiancée. There was nothing that said he was angry or that he meant to do it. The point is that his fiancée forgave …show more content…
People think that professional sports players deserve punishment for accusations, however people often forget the most important information involved with crimes. The presumption of innocence dates back to the Roman Empire, and is very important in many nations today. Brette Sember, a student of law, and a writer of more than 40 books involving law, declares, “Most domestic abuse incidents fall under state domestic violence laws and the charges and sentences vary from state to state.” People often forget that in every state court, there is one sentence that stands out above the rest “innocent until proven guilty”
Michael Smith, a writer at NBCSports.com, explains Ray McDonald and Greg Hardy “got the same results from the legal system, ultimately having their charges dropped. But the NFL’s brand of justice has been radically different.” This is why they cannot take the punishment until we find out the truth, because after all everybody is innocent until proven
If the victim says they forgive the culprit and express their forgiveness, there is no reason for people deny it. For example, Rice’s fiancée married him a month after the incident (ESPN). If people do deny the victim’s forgiveness, they have no right to barge in on their life. They are not the one’s begging forgiveness from the victim. Yes, all NFL employees, including the coaches, players, and executives, are required to watch forty-five minute film on domestic violence and sexual assault education, but who says accidents don’t happen (Sports). The reasons were not given why Ray Rice punched his fiancée. There was nothing that said he was angry or that he meant to do it. The point is that his fiancée forgave …show more content…
People think that professional sports players deserve punishment for accusations, however people often forget the most important information involved with crimes. The presumption of innocence dates back to the Roman Empire, and is very important in many nations today. Brette Sember, a student of law, and a writer of more than 40 books involving law, declares, “Most domestic abuse incidents fall under state domestic violence laws and the charges and sentences vary from state to state.” People often forget that in every state court, there is one sentence that stands out above the rest “innocent until proven guilty”
Michael Smith, a writer at NBCSports.com, explains Ray McDonald and Greg Hardy “got the same results from the legal system, ultimately having their charges dropped. But the NFL’s brand of justice has been radically different.” This is why they cannot take the punishment until we find out the truth, because after all everybody is innocent until proven