Jonathan Stewart with a sick tweet

[Mr. Scot]

Numbers and exact offenses aside, there's no doubt that politicians have a higher than average scumbag ratio, and I'm talking all kinds of bad deeds and broken laws.

 

As for the NFL, considering the players are encouraged to go out and kick a bunch of ass to earn their pay, I don't think the percentage of domestic violence incidences are as high as you'd expect from such a violent profession. Unfortunately, the league is under the microscope and that's not likely to change any time soon.

 

If I borrow the term "scumbag ratio", do you want me to cite you?

 

[MadHatter]

Is DV a problem in the nfl? Yes.

But it is no more a problem in the nfl than it us in society as a whole.

[caatfan]

If I borrow the term "scumbag ratio", do you want me to cite you?

 

Nope. When it comes to scumbags I like to be anonymous.

[Mr. Scot]

Nope. When it comes to scumbags I like to be anonymous.

 

Fair enough.

 

 

Is DV a problem in the nfl? Yes.

But it is no more a problem in the nfl than it us in society as a whole.

 

Women's groups in the past have suggested higher levels of domestic violence among not just football players, but football fans.

 

I know there was one group that always used to say the day of the Super Bowl had the highest rate of domestic violence of any day in the year.

 

No idea whether they can back that up or not.

[Jmac]

I bet if someone surveyed the 2010 Panthers season for DV, I bet there was fists flying on both ends.

[imminent rogaine]

Nah I heard that Bill Cosby and Morgan Freeman said it.

[caatfan]

 

 

I know there was one group that always used to say the day of the Super Bowl had the highest rate of domestic violence of any day in the year.

 

No idea whether they can back that up or not.

According to snopes.com (again), they can't. Every claim of it ends up being BS, BS, and more BS. In fact a study some years ago on over a million police reports turned up Christmas and other major holidays as having 5 times more reports of it, vs. the the rest of the year. It's an interesting read. Apparently a lot of people really want to portray FB players and fans as violent thugs, but the numbers just don't back it up.

http://www.snopes.com/crime/statistics/superbowl.asp

[Mr. Scot]

According to snopes.com (again), they can't. Every claim of it ends up being BS, BS, and more BS. In fact a study some years ago on over a million police reports turned up Christmas and other major holidays as having 5 times more reports of it, vs. the the rest of the year. It's an interesting read. Apparently a lot of people really want to portray FB players and fans as violent thugs, but the numbers just don't back it up.

http://www.snopes.com/crime/statistics/superbowl.asp

 

I'm shocked

 

[Mvp2014]

great point!  We pay these guys to run around and slam their heads together yet we hold them to higher standards than members of congress?? REVOLUTION!!!!

 

LETS BURN THIS MOTHER FER DOWN

[the butch]

I think the bigger issue shining through to me is the fact that they actually posted something. I'm not trying to listen to players try and "educate" me about our government or comment on social responsibilities of American citizens. Just play football and stop being distracted.

[Argus Plexus]

lol