Around the League: WEEK 1 Baby!

[mooby]

Originally Posted by Hijinx

I still can't get over the fact that:

• The prosecutor sees this video
• Decides to charge Rice with a lesser misdemeanor
• The grand Jury sees video and ups the charges to a felony
• Then the prosecutor plea bargains the charges down to a misdemeanor again
• Then Rice rejects a plea deal, goes into a pretrial program to avoid ANY jail time

I just don't understand how this happens.

Edit: Also it is really sad that this is the top story the Monday of week 1.

If I had to guess, it happens because Ray Rice is a big name with disposable income that has a job that gives him protection. Organizations protecting their players are nothing new, players are nothing if not investments. The more money you have = the better lawyers you have access to = the easier you get off. The average citizen gets none of those things because they don't have the money to afford it.