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The Baltimore Ravens have cut team member Ray Rice following the release of a video showing the running back striking his then-fiancee in July. | |
Earlier on Monday, the footage caused a firestorm on social media, with many calling for stricter sanctions against the National Football League (NFL) star. | |
A version of the video released earlier this year showed Rice dragging his unconscious girlfriend, Janay Palmer, out of an elevator in Atlantic City. | |
Both he and Palmer were charged with assault stemming from this event. | Both he and Palmer were charged with assault stemming from this event. |
Her charge was dropped and he entered into a pretrial intervention programme. If completed successfully, the charges against him will also be dropped. | Her charge was dropped and he entered into a pretrial intervention programme. If completed successfully, the charges against him will also be dropped. |
Rice initially received a two-game suspension, a move NFL commissioner Roger Goodell later labelled too lenient. Goodell subsequently announced new sanctions against players who commit domestic violence. | |
But a new video of the altercation emerged on celebrity site TMZ.com early on Monday, showing a much more graphic depiction of events. The black-and-white security footage shows Rice punching Palmer in the elevator with such force that she falls to the ground, knocking her head on the handrail. | |
It has sparked a far-ranging conversation on social media to about the league's initial response and the lack of legal consequences for Rice. | |
Many have expressed concern for Palmer, who recently married Rice, and questioned the value of sharing the video. | Many have expressed concern for Palmer, who recently married Rice, and questioned the value of sharing the video. |
But the video has been an eye-opener for many people who excuse violent behaviour against women, says Ruth Glenn, interim executive director of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. | But the video has been an eye-opener for many people who excuse violent behaviour against women, says Ruth Glenn, interim executive director of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. |
"Those of us who have been working in this field for a very long time understand that this is not uncommon, this happens every day," she says. "I think social media has changed it a lot where we have an eye on it now, we can see it." | "Those of us who have been working in this field for a very long time understand that this is not uncommon, this happens every day," she says. "I think social media has changed it a lot where we have an eye on it now, we can see it." |
According to Glenn, such events can spur public discourse and potentially lead to change. | According to Glenn, such events can spur public discourse and potentially lead to change. |
Indeed, the new video has cast the initial reaction to the incident in a new light, with the initial response by the league, the police and the team all being scrutinised anew. | |
Mere hours after the video's release, the Ravens announced they had terminated Rice's contract. | |
Following the news, fresh speculation arose online as to whether the team had cut the football star from it's line-up for the violence incident, or for the negative public relations that followed. | |
Reporting by Debbie Siegelbaum and Ashley Semler | Reporting by Debbie Siegelbaum and Ashley Semler |
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