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#1 Steve Heard

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Posted 31 July 2014 - 10:56 AM

Stephen A Smith has said lots of controversial stuff and has made ridiculous remarks, but this one takes the cake, and it's going to cost him:

 

NEW YORK (AP) — ESPN has suspended outspoken sportscaster Stephen A. Smith for a week because of his comments about domestic abuse suggesting women should make sure that they don't do anything to provoke an attack.

 

Smith's commentary occurred during a discussion on ESPN2's "First Take" last Friday about the NFL's two-game suspension of Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice following charges he assaulted his now-wife. The remarks attracted widespread attention, including a stinging rebuke online from a fellow ESPN personality.

 

Smith issued an on-air apology Monday, saying it was the most egregious mistake of his career.

A day later, ESPN took action. The network's chief executive, John Skipper, told ESPN's staff in a memo it was done after a "thoughtful discussion" about appropriate actions with men and women in his company.

 

"I believe his apology was sincere and that he and we have learned from what we've collectively experienced," Skipper said.

 

Smith will not appear on "First Take" or ESPN radio until Aug. 6, the network said.

During the Rice discussion, Smith alluded to women in abuse cases when he said, "Let's make sure we don't do anything to provoke wrong action ... we got to also make sure that you can do your part to do whatever you can do to make, to try to make sure it doesn't happen again."

 

Shortly after Smith's remarks, colleague Michelle Beadle responded on Twitter that "I was just forced to watch this morning's First Take. A) I'll never feel clean again B) I'm not aware that I can provoke my own beating."

 

Beadle, host of ESPN2's "SportsNation," continued with a series of tweets. She said that "Violence isn't the victim's issue. It's the abuser's. To insinuate otherwise is irresponsible and disgusting."

Smith, during his apology, said it wasn't his intention to say that women could be responsible for their own abuse. "It was not what I was trying to say," he said. "Yet the failure to clearly articulate something different lies squarely on my shoulder."

 

Smith didn't explain the point that he was trying to make.

 

ESPN frowns upon its personalities attacking each other on social media or other forums. But it did not announce any punishment for Beadle.

 

 

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#2 Carl G

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Posted 31 July 2014 - 11:20 AM

I always wonder in these type of situations if the person is really that dumb, or if they are trying to stir up some controversy for rating purposes.  Sometimes in situations like these, after the person is let go, their defense is something like "the producers want us to be edgy."

 

I think the real question in all this is why the DA didn't press charges against Ray Rice.  Was no crime committed?  If so, why would the NFL suspend him at all?



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Posted 01 August 2014 - 08:36 AM

I always wonder in these type of situations if the person is really that dumb, or if they are trying to stir up some controversy for rating purposes.  Sometimes in situations like these, after the person is let go, their defense is something like "the producers want us to be edgy."

 

I think the real question in all this is why the DA didn't press charges against Ray Rice.  Was no crime committed?  If so, why would the NFL suspend him at all?

 

I do think they are that dumb. I know they want to stir the pot, but that kind of statement is stupid, at best... I hope.

 

As for Rice, I don't know why they didn't press charges, but you can get suspended from the NFL without being charged with a crime. There are morals clauses and rules of behavior. I think beating your wife might be covered by one of them.


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Posted 01 August 2014 - 05:54 PM

A one year suspension for pot. A 2 game suspension for beating your wife senseless. Yeah, those priorities seem logical...


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Posted 02 August 2014 - 09:17 AM

A one year suspension for pot. A 2 game suspension for beating your wife senseless. Yeah, those priorities seem logical...


Who are the insane people in charge that are making these asinine decisions?? Obviously they view beating women as no big deal compared to smoking pot. We should be seriously worried about people in power who think so irrationally like this.

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Posted 02 August 2014 - 09:40 AM

Who are the insane people in charge that are making these asinine decisions?? Obviously they view beating women as no big deal compared to smoking pot. We should be seriously worried about people in power who think so irrationally like this.

If you're stoned, you might drop the ball. Don't you get it?


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Posted 02 August 2014 - 05:15 PM

If you're stoned, you might drop the ball. Don't you get it?


Plus when that guy is stoned he's not doing roids like the agro wife beater which is important for performing better.

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Posted 03 August 2014 - 09:27 AM

money. Doping up with any type of med is prolly looked at as point shaving or intentional game cheating. Beating the wife happens and influences the game off the field- not on. Therefore the penalty for doping comes with a higher cost.



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Posted 03 August 2014 - 12:09 PM

money. Doping up with any type of med is prolly looked at as point shaving or intentional game cheating. Beating the wife happens and influences the game off the field- not on. Therefore the penalty for doping comes with a higher cost.

 

It sends a terrible message to the young men who would idolize these athletes.


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Posted 03 August 2014 - 03:56 PM

frankly, I dont think they should mix What you do on your own time should not be a condition of employment.  or pay penalties. But that is just my opinion. 



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Posted 03 August 2014 - 06:07 PM

frankly, I dont think they should mix What you do on your own time should not be a condition of employment.  or pay penalties. But that is just my opinion. 

 

They have morals clauses and rules of behavior in the NFL because each player takes a spot that could have gone to someone else of lesser talent, and if they go to jail, the whole team suffers. What they do off the field does matter.


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Posted 03 August 2014 - 06:41 PM

well thats great. But I think it is immoral to have a moral clause on a business contract. The law is the law and if someone breaks it- they pay. If the government cant double punish you, then it should be illegal to have a moral contract. 

 

Otherwise, the government is upholding that which is already unconstitutional 



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Posted 04 August 2014 - 09:33 AM

well thats great. But I think it is immoral to have a moral clause on a business contract. The law is the law and if someone breaks it- they pay. If the government cant double punish you, then it should be illegal to have a moral contract. 

 

Otherwise, the government is upholding that which is already unconstitutional 

 

Again, these guys are taking jobs that very few are qualified for, and their teams depend on them. It is not easy to replace them. 

 

If they go to jail, the team suffers. If the behavior is tolerated, it can spread. 

 

It is better to make an example of someone for the betterment of the entire league than to let it go.


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