Domestic Violence: Superstar Athletes

According to multiple sports media sites, two NFL players have been penalized for their actions in domestic violence cases. Ray Rice and Adrian Peterson were officially let go from Nike last month due to domestic violence which put Ray Rice out of the NFL indefinitely, but there's another side to the story.

A female athlete also comes into play in this issue. Soccer player Hope Solo has also been charged for domestic violence. Solo being a Nike brand athlete also, did not get dropped from Nike ; now I don't understand this. Is this a double standard? How does Ray Rice and Adrian Peterson get dropped from Nike, but Hope Solo doesn't? They all had the same problem but the Male athletes got dropped while the female didn't. To me that is very unfair and unjust .

1 comment:

  1. One difference is that fair or not, the public at large does not follow women's soccer. The NFL is all over the news.

    Are you advocating that the NFL stars were punished too severely, or that Hope Solo was not punished enough?

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