huskylawyer":2xd7ujwr said:
Right now the NFL fiascos are looking like McCarthism (sports version) and "Twitter Mob Justice." It is starting to get a little stupid IMHO. Everyone is over-reacting, and the NFL appears to be doling out punishment based on Twitter outrage.
Rozelle and Tagliabue did it right; wait for the court system to handle it. This, "judge, jury and executioner" approach just puts the NFL in bad spots because they are entirely inconsistent and appear to play favorites.
Rozelle and Tagliabue weren't bombarded by video and photos within seconds of wrong doing with their players.
People are getting sick and tired of the court system doing absolutely nothing to these NFL players that are doing bad things. They seem to all be getting away with much more than you or I could. How many felonies could you plead down to nothing more than a small fine? How many court appearances could you put off until YOUR convenience? How many NFL players have done all of these things?
Goodell gets flack from both sides of every issue. If he waits til the courts are through with the player, people get upset that nothing was done. If he suspends prior to the court system having it's say, he gets flack from the other side screaming "DUE PROCESS!". He'll NEVER be able to please everyone.