Ravens release Ray Rice

[NC_Skins]

Janay Rice says she deeply regrets the role that she played the night of the incident.
— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens)


Remember this gem tweet? It was still up for most of the day until sometime this afternoon. Guess their PR finally decided....hey, maybe this was a dumbass idea.

[DynamiteRave]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

Janay Rice says she deeply regrets the role that she played the night of the incident.
— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens)


Remember this gem tweet? It was still up for most of the day until sometime this afternoon. Guess their PR finally decided....hey, maybe this was a dumbass idea.

I'm sorry I ended up as a punching bag. Boy, if that isn't a battered woman I don't know what is. She better start figuring out divorce papers before the money dries up.

[NC_Skins]

Originally Posted by DynamiteRave

I'm sorry I ended up as a punching bag. Boy, if that isn't a battered woman I don't know what is. She better start figuring out divorce papers before the money dries up.

Question I posed to SS today is do you really think this incident was the first time he's hit her? His demeanor in all of it seems like it's natural to him. (during and after)

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

Question I posed to SS today is do you really think this incident was the first time he's hit her? His demeanor in all of it seems like it's natural to him. (during and after)

And her, too. She seems practiced in the excuses of the codependent beaten.

[mooby]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

Question I posed to SS today is do you really think this incident was the first time he's hit her? His demeanor in all of it seems like it's natural to him. (during and after)

This is something I was wondering too. From all accounts it seemed like Ray Rice was a positive role model before this incident, does anybody know if this is uncharacteristic of him or is this one of those "nobody knows the guy behind the scenes" deals? Either way, with a hit like that, he deserves all the scorn thrown his way.

[Dirtbag59]

Originally Posted by DynamiteRave

I'm sorry I ended up as a punching bag. Boy, if that isn't a battered woman I don't know what is. She better start figuring out divorce papers before the money dries up.

The thing that frustrates me the most is this:


The fact that they have a kid together makes this one big cluster. Even more than that, the thing that really scares me is that having Ray Rice for a Dad increases the risk that his daughter could easily end up attracted to abusive a-holes like, well Ray Rice, when she grows up.

How the abusive behavior of fathers effect their daughters?

The father-daughter relationship influences how grown-up daughters feel about themselves as women.

It can influence their choice of an intimate partner.

The daughters of an abusive father may, as an adult, be more susceptible to domestic violence, eating disorders, alcoholism or drug abuse and sexual promiscuity.

Granted its not guaranteed that Ray Rice's daughter will seek out abusive a-holes but just like many people with a family history of alcoholism need to be careful around booze (ie the alcoholism gene), people who are around abusive or traumatic experiences like domestic violence need to be careful, with, well basically everything when they grow up (dating, drugs, alcohol, eating habits).