Steve's barking: Ray Rice and mob justice

I've been told that the US is a nation of laws. Really!
Ray Rice hit his future wife in the elevator in a casino in Atlantic City and knocked her out.
He then dragged her out the elevator.
He didn't deny hitting her when approached by hotel security.
Atlantic City and New Jersey are not prosecuting him.
Every body knows that Ray Rice struck his then fiance now wife.
The NFL his employers regulator took away 2 games from him as punishment.*
The media said that wasn't enough.
They demanded Ray Rices head.
A video surfaced from the security camera in the elevator that show the whole incident and it seemed horrific.
The commissioner of the NFL now could now accommodate the mob and gave Ray Rice an indefinite suspension. His team the Ravens cut him. Most likely because of the mob his sneaker company and the computer company fired him.
Sports writers and most sports commentators are piling on. They who said that a two game suspension was not enough are now placated.
I can't keep but wounder why these same sport writers/ commentators didn't demand that Mike Tyson and Frank Mayweather not be aloud to fight after it was revealed that they were in physical domestic disputes. Were were the outcries saying that Keyshawn Johnson should be punished and barred from TV for a long period of time. Jason Kidd's punishment for domestic violence, being traded to the Nets, was punishment enough. Was that the thinking of our holier then thou writers and commentators.
Were were the boob tube commentators when Solace Knowles attacked JZ in the elevator. Ban her from recording for six months. Are they sexist.

 I wounder if Ray Rice's biggest sin was being recorded by security cameras.
Janay Rice, victim of domestic violence, double victim because her husband probably will have a hard time finding work. Triple victim of the media.

At no time do I think that those mentioned should be punished by their companies, what I am saying is that mob punishment is wrong and can be very picky.

* If suspention isn't spelled out in the contract or the collective bargining agreement, then it's wrong.

Steve's barking at no Basketball or Football this fall

Oh crisp, what am I going to do this fall. The NFL has locked out their product, I mean players.
They want a new collective bargaining agreement. They want to give the players a lesser percentage then they are giving them now, I really don't know what the percentage is 60/ 40 or something like that. Maybe they want it 40/60 split. The only thing I'm sure of is that I don't believe there will be football this year. I just feel it in my gut.
The owners in smaller markets want more money from those in larger richer markets, but that hasn't been stated.
Most money is from national television revenue, which is split evenly among all teams, even those teams that no one wants to watch. There are certain teams that can charge more for fannies in the stadium then other teams can. They also get money souvenirs and team logos ect. Now (and again I maybe wrong) it seems to me those that aren't making that kind of money are just plain jealous and for they want that kind of money.  The only way they can get that extra money is by holding up the players and demanding that the players take less. They want to take money from a group that when they leave the job over 50% are broke. Of cause none of the owners are going broke, just some make more money then others. In economic terms I guess that those have nots want a bigger return for there money.
I hope I'm wrong after all look at all that revenue that will be lost (never mind the jobs will not be done)from vender's, hotels, and major manufactures like Nike that will be lost and never be made up, if there is no football played in the National Football this year.
Now let me write about an international game, basketball.
Do I believe there will be a strike (lock out) in the NBA that will last forever? Perhaps.
The league says that only 4 teams made money. I see no reason not to believe league.
Teams don't get that much money from there national TV contracts, so big market teams definitely do have an advantage, especially at making money. In that case, I kind of side with the owners who if they had any brains would split money with visiting teams from the gate. ( a socialist idea I know).
There has been talk of a hard cap, what happens if there are several injuries, those team play short handed.
Anyway this will cause the same economic problem that the NFL lock out will cause this country.
OH I forgot to mention beer consummation will go down and bars will lose patrons.
Oh I imagine marriage counselling will boom, along with hospital emergency rooms.
So much for foolish economic consequences what about my mental health?
It'll go down the tubes. I may even have to talk to the wife on days that I just like to hide out.
So guys, I'm begging you to end the lock outs, find common ground for new collective bargaining agreements. Do this for your country and that special countryman, me.

Oh well there's always college, please end the lock outs please. It's the patriotic duty for the clubs to play ball. 

There will be football this year, marriage councilling will suffer till next year.
Thank you guys.