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hawkeyee:
Goodell is a moron not fit to run the largest league in the world. He's so inconsistent and all over the place. AP plead down to a misdemeanor and didn't serve any jail time. other players (Hardy the most notable) have been allowed to play and/or get paid while dealing with charges and indictments. You want to ban them all? Fine. You want to let the courts decide? Fine. But be consistent. Whether or not I agree with the court's decision to allow him to plead down, or whatever my feelings on his actions toward his child may be, I firmly believe that given all of the information, Goodell was way off on this one.
The panthers suspended Hardy, and he was getting paid. The Vikings suspended AP, he was gettting paid. Once the NFL handed down an suspension from the head office, THAT's when they took away his pay. As long as Hardy's pay is taken away by the NFL - if/when the NFL suspends him - I'd find that consistent.
This quote from Goodell makes a good amount of sense too:
'You have shown no meaningful remorse for your conduct. When indicted, you acknowledged what you did but said that you would not 'eliminate whooping my kids' and defended your conduct in numerous published text messages to the child's mother. You also said that you felt 'very confident with my actions because I know my intent.' These comments raise the serious concern that you do not fully appreciate the seriousness of your conduct, or even worse, that you may feel free to engage in similar conduct in the future'.