This is how screwed up we are...

So, 7 months after the fact and only because a video was released, Ray Rice is now history.

See, this is the dumbshit that people try to create to explain why they waited until now to do this.  This story has been known for a long time, the facts of it were known then. No video was needed to corroborate the details. Why did it take all that time and a video to get people to act, to take this seriously.

Even sadder point 2:  So now take a look at how Shaneen Allen is being treated in NJ as opposed to Ray Rice. Rice was offered Pre-Trial Intervention (PTI) so as to avoid criminal prosecution, incarceration, and a criminal record even though the assault was clear.  Its good to be famous and have money - and have the backing of the Baltimore Ravens and NFL.  They clearly hoped they could sweep this all under the rug for the sake of the product.

Shaneen made a mistake.  She drove from Pennsylvania into the People's Republic of New Jersey with a loaded firearm she lawfully carried in PA.  She was stopped for an "improper lane change" - pardon me, but that sounds lie some made up shit - and when approached by the LEO, informed him she had a loaded firearm.  Of course, in the PRNJ, that is a no-go.  Yes, as I noted above, ignorance is no excuse and each of us who carries a firearm needs to know the local laws when we travel.

But let's be clear: We have Ray Rice, who knocks his then-fiance out (and man if you want to read some ironic shit, read her recent comments about this whole affair and how terrible it is that he is being banished - ain't it grand what money can do for your relationships? The green can overcome the back and blue) and he was tapped (not even slapped) on the wrist, while this mother of three with no criminal record was denied the same PTI opportunity. The prosecutor insists on prosecuting her and seeking jail-time, while he let Rice get diverted.

Ah, New Jersey (and who know how many other places)!  Beating your girlfriend/fiance/future wife - I mean knocking her out - gets leniency, no big deal, please don't do it again, take a couple of games off.  Committing no, none, nada, violent acts but not realizing that you cannot even carry that firearms in NJ gets you treated like a mass murderer.