Jonathan Martin and the Miami Dolphins

Is getting hammered an "abuse of alcohol?" If so, then I estimate that over 50% of America has "abused" alcohol at some point in their lives.

 

Nothing you don't see on Monday Night Raw weekly

 

A lot of BS involved in citing his mental health issues.

His mental health problems were mostly a result of the abuse he faced. Now, you can say he had the same issues going back to high school, but they are also a result of being picked on and bullied.

If he has mental health issues, so would 90% of the population, if forced to face similar circumstances.

 

Isn't mental illness a purely physical disease, though, like the common cold or flu?

How can a person CAUSE someone else's mental health problem? I guess they can exacerbate it?

It's a really murky area.

 

Be great if we learned that the mental abuse all started at Stanford with Richard
Sherman when he would force Marting to drink with him at Applebee's

 

Based on the report, my prediction about Martin being gay is very likely not true, especially since he participated in some of the torment of Player A.

I was referring to the mental health issues, more than the drinking and drug use, but that factors in as well...

 

The report says he has mental health issues dating back to high school.

 

As all must surely recognize, the NFL is not an ordinary workplace.

This is BS too.

The NFL is mostly a 9-5 job, loaded up with things like departmental meetings.

It's not an "ordinary workplace" because the employers haven't done their job, not because of the kinds of people working there. There are all kinds of "masculine" jobs and workplaces.

But, shouting across a crowded corporate cafeteria about the "stinky Pakistani" wouldn't be tolerated in any of them. Neither would the physical nature of the teasing Player A faced or the racial abuse the assistant trainer endured.

And, a department head, like the line coach, would have been fired long ago for his actions in any other work place.

 

You would never hear of stuff like this happening at Wall St type firms

 

The NFL is not a normal workplace because it's an instance where someone being batshit insane can be seen as a positive.

 

The NFL isn't a normal workplace?

Make it a normal workplace.

 

Mental illness is real, and does manifest itself physically.

But, at best, his teammates were rubbing salt in the guys wounds. The fact that he had wounds is not a defense for the rubbing of salt.

And, yes, it does go back to high school.

But, is the abuse causing the issues, or are the issues inviting the abuse.

I believe the mental health issues were exasperated by the abuse. To whatever degree they would have existed without the abuse, they appear to be manageable.