Punishment Bias: Marshall Walks, Marshawn Chalks
Various news stations are reporting at this time that Marshawn Lynchโs three game suspension will be upheld.ย For you diehard Bills fans this feels like a blow below the belt.ย
For one, Lynch is an integral part of this offense and is a force that should be reckoned with every Sunday, and two, this sentence seems a little harsh considering it is only one of two completely unrelated incidents Lynch has been involved in since joining the Buffalo Bills in 2007.
Maybe there is a pattern.ย Yet, if there is a pattern, than why is it Brandon Marshall, footballs equivalent to Chris Brown, gets a free pass?ย How many run-ins with the law has he had?ย Hereโs a good answer, you canโt count them with just your hands.
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So why is NFL commissioner Roger Goodell taking a relatively lax stance with Marshall, while slapping Lynch harder than when Brown took shots at Rihanna?
It seems to me that Goodell wants to come down hard on gun possession in light of Plaxico Burressโ case, but doesnโt seem to care for the issue of domestic violence.
Letโs review the facts of Lynchโs case.ย He was with a group of friends when police pulled up to his vehicle they picked up a scent of marijuana and decided to approach Lynch and his friends.ย
They searched the vehicle and found marijuana cigarettes in the vehicles ashtray prompting them to search the remainder of the vehicle.ย They found a pistol in a backpack in the trunk of Lynchโs car.
Now in all probability the gun is used for life threatening and self defense purposes only.ย Think about it, the gun isnโt in the glove box, itโs not on his person, and it certainly isnโt being used to threaten anyone.
The man is from Oakland, if you think he wouldnโt have a gun, coming from where heโs from, you are sadly naรฏve.
The hypocrisy of the whole situation should utterly disgust anyone who is against gun control.ย Maybe itโs just me, but owning a pistol is a little less condemning in my eyes than assaulting helpless women.
Ultimately it can do Lynch some good, he chalks it up as a learning experience and doesnโt make the same mistakes again, while Marshall walks and is doomed to make the same mistakes over and over again.
Maybe Goodell thinks its redundant to punish Marshall, while there is hope for Marshawn.ย
Who knows what goes on in the mind on the Roger โThe Enforcerโ Goodell?




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