NFL domestic violence responce

Domestic violence has been a huge topic in the NFL today. Many players are being tried for domestic violence and also for child abuse. There are players turning themselves in left and right. The media is also digging up evidence for more of the players to be put into the same spot that so many other players are in. 

The media has been booming with the topic of domestic violence in the NFL. Making money is basically the main reason why the media cares so much about this topic. One of the biggest things that bothers me is that the media is digging into the player’s pasts and trying to reveal more players when it is not their business to be even looking. It is not fair to the players when the media checks back into their pasts. Maybe the problem was resolved, and the player and the “abused” were okay after it. There is no reason to bring things up from the past that can hurt people.

Child abuse is a hard topic to identify and process fairly. It is hard to decipher where the line should be placed to make it child abuse or a domestic violence charge. I believe when disciplining a child, nothing should be used other than the discipliner’s hand. Also if the discipliner leaves a significant amount of “marks” on the child, a doctor should be the only one able to turn in the discipliner.      

Punishing the convicted players is another hard task. The NFL and law enforcement have to work hand in hand to give the accused a just punishment. I believe that the players are getting off better with the NFL punishments, like being suspended with pay until the court date, just because they are “better than regular people.” I believe that the NFL should have nothing to do with the punishments of the players. It should be up to the judge for jail and fees and also whether or not that player should be suspended from the NFL. Just because the players are playing national football they should have no better punishment for what they have done wrong than a regular person right off the street.

The NFL has to do something different from what they are already doing. Let the law take over and let the bad players go. The law is the law, and just because you are higher up in the world doesn’t mean you should get an easier sentence. Domestic violence is a big thing, and the NFL will have to deal with it better in the future.