RAY RICE
HHS Assignment #1 Magazine Article Critique
My article is about the NFL football player Ray Rice who was caught on video surveillance beating up his fiancée viscously until she fell unconscious. In the article it explains that sadly, the NFL has dealt with many domestic violence cases just as bad as this one. In the criminal case, he can avoid prosecution and a criminal record by completing the pre-trial intervention program. Most people who do such an offence wouldn’t be given this option to do instead. Many people believe that since he is professional athlete, he is able to go around the justice system in favour for himself. “Janay Rice has been supportive of her husband and criticized his indefinite suspension by the NFL”. I chose this quote because I found it very shocking that his fiancée that was beaten up by Ray Rice is defending him and accusing the media for getting into their private lives. She is probably doing this out of fear from him. This relates to our Families in Canada class because it shows us what an abusive relationship is and how the man thinks he is more dominant then the woman.
The main reason why I chose this article was that it shocked me that his fiancée was defending him after the incident and said the media should leave them alone. I also chose it because I know this is a regular issue in professional sports. Incidents like this happen a couple times a year and mainly in the NFL. To conclude this article teaches me that this is a bad example for information for parents and families.
Class Question: Why do you think Ray Rice’s fiancée defended him after an incident like this?
By: Matthew Tomasov
My article is about the NFL football player Ray Rice who was caught on video surveillance beating up his fiancée viscously until she fell unconscious. In the article it explains that sadly, the NFL has dealt with many domestic violence cases just as bad as this one. In the criminal case, he can avoid prosecution and a criminal record by completing the pre-trial intervention program. Most people who do such an offence wouldn’t be given this option to do instead. Many people believe that since he is professional athlete, he is able to go around the justice system in favour for himself. “Janay Rice has been supportive of her husband and criticized his indefinite suspension by the NFL”. I chose this quote because I found it very shocking that his fiancée that was beaten up by Ray Rice is defending him and accusing the media for getting into their private lives. She is probably doing this out of fear from him. This relates to our Families in Canada class because it shows us what an abusive relationship is and how the man thinks he is more dominant then the woman.
The main reason why I chose this article was that it shocked me that his fiancée was defending him after the incident and said the media should leave them alone. I also chose it because I know this is a regular issue in professional sports. Incidents like this happen a couple times a year and mainly in the NFL. To conclude this article teaches me that this is a bad example for information for parents and families.
Class Question: Why do you think Ray Rice’s fiancée defended him after an incident like this?
By: Matthew Tomasov