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Originally Posted by BamaFan121s  My husband said that ESPN was reporting NIKE had dropped him?  I think what he did was horrible, don't get me wrong. But this is a 'innocent until proven guilty' society we live in. Until he is actually convicted...I don't see why they would drop him. Same for the Falcons--they have not imposed any disciplinary sanctions on him either. Now I believe he probably WAS involved, but I don't see why anyone would or should take action until that has been proven and becomes 'official.' |
I agree. I don't know if dropping him is what necessarily needs to be done here. Maybe Nike can keep him and do a campaign that teaches young men, especially black youths that this is wrong and why. I grew up hearing about young men fighting dogs. Fighting animals is something very prevelant in poor communities whether it be dogs in the black community or cock fighting in the Latin Community. In todays society we easily convict people in situations like these without even knowing why they do it, or where they come from. You call Nike and campaign for them to for him to drop him, he loses money. if the football association drops him he loses money. Who does that hurt? Yeah it hurts the man involved, his kids and his whole family if they relied on him to help them get out of poverty and have a better life. With the media attention this has right now. I think the thing to do is use this to teach others why its wrong. This will do much more than trying to kill the mans career and punishing family members that may depend on his success. Use this opportunity to educate millions and make a difference.