ESPN's Roger Cossack says Big Ben won't be charged

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As usual those with fame and fortune are able to buy themselves out of the reach of justice.

 

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The last time I checked, the NFL is a private organization and you can be punished for any violations of their regulations, regardless of what the law states. It might not be legal punishment under the justice system, but in the military we call it non-judicial or administrative punishment.

Think about it - you can get fired at work for doing something like leering at a female co-worker, showing up late, etc. But what law exists in any public code or The Constitution that says you go to jail for staring at women or being late to work? None. This isn't a dictatorship, and contrary to what many fans think, the NFL is certainly not a democracy.

For further reading, here is a snippet from an article detailing how Roger Goodell views player conduct, and an excerpt from the letters he sent to Chris Henry and Adam Jones:


Source: ESPN.com Article

Based on that, you be the judge on if Roethlisberger's conduct has "brought embarrassment and ridicule" upon himself, the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the NFL, along with all of the rest of Goodell's criteria. Like it or not, the facts show that a double-standard exists.

Yes, a double standard does exist and people on both sides should knock it off. Everything our society lauds and corporations like the NFL practice are absolutely contrary to our country's supposed edict of equality.

I won't defend Ben, but he hasn't been charged with a crime, he was in a club, which I'm pretty sure isn't grounds for penalizing by the big brother Corp he works for; and if he is innocent, he can't help what flies out of the mouths of other people in his direction. He needs to be punished for that?

If simply being in such a place is 'embarrassing' to the league, then I've got some pics of Tony and Miles, good old Roger might want to see. I'm not comparing them to Ben, but the suggestion being thrown around here is that Ben put him self in that position by being there, so in effect so have they. It might not have happened, but they were certainly in position for it to happen.