The Ray Rice Elevator Video

Between her rant today and the weirdness of the comments coming from all involved, I have to think that they have a textbook unhealthy relationship. That he's a Z-list celebrity, with the enablers that brings, is probably not at all helpful, where that's concerned.

 

She's reporting that Ray Rice would be happy to shower with Michael Sam.

 

Those four words jumped out at me, too.

It sums up everything. That is her life (video or not).

Perhaps even sadder: as long as Janay condones marital combat... it's also their young daughter's life.

 

Which is what I was trying to get before hondo went bonkers on me.

I based my post on 1) DD saying she's college educated with two parents and 2) YF's post 2 or 3 above mine:

Which is why I wondered about what kind of support or non-support her parents are giving her. How many supportive parents here would encourage your daughter to stay with a man who belts her in the face?

And the last thing I based that post on was the things Janay keeps saying. Something's starting to not feel right about this, and maybe Dick is onto something with the unhealthy relationship idea, but not because of battered spouse syndrome but something else.

 

Anyone wondered how CBS will handle the Ravens vs. Steelers being its first big NFL on Thursday night primetime game this week? In-depth commentary on spousal abuse? An exclusive with Ray Rice? A sit down WTF with the Commish with some biting Bob Costas-type editorial commentary calling for his resignation? Gloss over the whole thing and play the game? Ask Big Ben for his perspective as someone who has punched a woman?

 

Roethlisberger said he's praying for Rice.
http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/139570/roethlisberger-says-hes-praying-for-rice
The level of bad theater involved in this is becoming too much to bear.

 

Ronda Rousey is going to interview Goodell.

 

I have nothing to base this upon, other than a gut feeling due to the video, the casual way everyone close to Rice keeps talking about this, and her indignation that it's a big deal to anyone, but I suspect that: (1) She's a firecracker, and everybody knows it; and (2) There's been some hitting, pushing, and throwing shit by both parties through the years. Perhaps quite a bit of those things.

 

Am I wrong, or early in the video did Janay not clock Ray in the face with either an elbow or the back of her hand?

Disclaimer: I'm NOT blaming her for his criminal overreaction. Just piggy-backing on Dick's suggestion that maybe she's no pushover and doesn't mind dishing it out some, too.

If I'm wrong or seeing things, somebody please straighten me out.

 

Norah O'Donnell @NorahODonnell · 26m
"I don't know how TMZ...gets their information...We don't seek 2 get that...from sources that are not credible" @nflcommish @CBSEveningNews

Yeah. The fucking hotel where it happened is not credible.

 

He is an attorney, practiced in the art of the dodge.

 

Video recordings are not credible?