Ray Rice Gets 2 Game Suspension

[RipCity32]

Ray Rice has been suspended two games by the NFL for a domestic violence incident this past February in Atlantic City.
 
Rice allegedly struck his then-fiancée, casuing her to become unconscious.
 
Rice was able to avoid prosecution after being accepted into a pre-trial intervention program.
 
Rice will miss divisional games for the Baltimore Ravens against the Cincinnati Bengals and Pittsburgh Steelers.
 

Felt this was thread-worthy..
Is anyone else completely livid by this ruling? How the fuck does he manage to only get a 2 game suspension for knocking his fiancee out-cold? 
 
Now I'm not going to sit here and say Gordon/Blackmon shouldn't be suspended for their drug use, but the fact Gordon is going to be suspended for a year more than likely for smoking weed, while Rice does this and only gets 2 games is remarkable to me. I know Gordon is a multiple time offender, but you are essentially saying smoking weed is more severe than striking a woman unconscious. 
 
Then for Rice to not appeal because he was "expecting 2 games" just goes to show that he should have been punished more.
 
Un-fucking-real. 
 
 
 

 

[Pugz]

sometimes a bitch deserves to get knocked out, and roger da goat knows dat!

 

[Giantmetfan07]

I'm with Sal on this, and I know a lot of people agree. This was basically a slap on the wrist.

 

[Fuhgeddaboudit]

Yay, let's suspend people with weed for a long time and Ray Rice gets nothing!
 
yay

 

[jonathanlambert33]

NFL is really sending the wrong message with this.

 

[raven]

He got off easy. If it was a normal person they be in jail.

 

[Pugz]

He got off easy. If it was a normal person they be in jail.

only if the female presses charges. otherwise, nothing.

 

[Giantmetfan07]

Helps when you can scare the living hell out of the girl.

 

[Teagz]

Helps when you can scare the living hell out of the girl.

And let her know if she talks you're going to knock her unconsious again. 
 
Always a good plan.

 

[Sportsguy9695]

I personally think he should of got more then just 2 games

 

[jonathanlambert33]

Has their been another instance of a player knocking out his significant other? Anyone know?

 

[Pugz]

not too sure but floyd mayweather has been charged with it before, i believe.

 

[jonathanlambert33]

Goodell's comment of "it has to remain consistent with other cases" is just funny. What other cases?

 

[Hurricane Season]

Erik Walden sent his girlfriend to the hospital, but she dropped the charges.
 
You also have Brandon Marshall's incidents. He got three games, but won his appeal, and had it reduced to one.

 

[jonathanlambert33]

Didn't Marshall get a game?

 

[jonathanlambert33]

Ah yeah he did.

 

[jonathanlambert33]

4 games for Adderall and 1-2 games for beating your wife.

Seems like that's sending the right message. But that's beating a dead horse.

 

[Hurricane Season]

Greg Hardy was actually convicted of domestic abuse, and the media really hasn't covered it at all.  The league hasn't ruled on a suspension yet, though.

 

[TTN2810]

I think the media is more over Rice just because of the video tape.