MMeM, Vol. 10 Issue 33 – Really?

I have purposely NOT talked about this issue for weeks or months but I can stay silent no longer now that it’s practically over FINALLY. Hey, I’m sorry but that’s just how I roll. Ok, two words for you, Ray Rice.

I am so disgusted with so many parts of this entire issue that I don’t even know from what angle to come. It’s practically and endless loop of stupidity, double speak, do as I say not as I obviously do, or whatever cliché you want to throw into the mix. OH, “A picture is worth a thousand words?” We already had that, months ago. So now, we must have at least 2,000 words. That was another really good one. Because come on, no one in their right mind could really tell what might or must have happened in that elevator from the first video that was released MONTHS ago showing Ray Rice propping open the elevator doors with the lifeless body of his unconscious fiance at the time as he began the work of DRAGGING her limp near corpse-like body out of the elevator. You could practically read the thought clouds above his tiny head saying, “Like I’ve never had to drag a b**** out of an elevator with the doors propped open before….shee-it, I do this be-fO most game days playa!”

Now, maybe, MAYBE, a “gentleman” fixes his “passed-out” fiance’s coat or skirt or puts his own coat or jacket over her exposed bottom as it’s being used to prop open the elevator? I don’t know, that’s probably just me I guess. Maybe he didn’t have anything pink at the ready to use or something.

Then comes the 2nd video which, unless I saw the one really bad copy, didn’t show anything “well”. What was all the uproar about though? I mean what did all these people think happened in there? Did they expect to see?

• Were they shocked to NOT see a standing 8 count from a suddenly appearing referee?
• Or, did they think that it would have shown Rice cradling his fiance in his arms crying for help?
• Did they think there was a “cut-man” working on her in a corner of the elevator who then trew in the towel when she didn’t respond to smelling salts?

Then came all the who-said-they-said about when the tape was sent to the NFL, who signed for it, where it was placed and/or left and when. And then, the commissioner had a meeting with Rice AND his fiance sitting right next to him!

Sure, the pink gloves during breast cancer awareness month are always very nice touch by the NFL in October, but I don’t think they make up for the shortcomings from this on the part of the NFL, Rice, teams, owners, or fans. WE should all be ashamed.