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Originally Posted by stevegroganfan
Assuming the victims have not suffered major lifelong injuries, Rice deserves around 1.5 to 2 years of actual time served in a low security jail where nonviolent criminals go and another 1-2 years of probation where he has to visit schools and warn kids about the dangers of acting like an idiot behind the wheel.
I don't think the NFL should punish Rice especially if the state of Texas puts him in jail for an adequate amount of time. He isn't OJ Simpson or Aaron Hernandez but what he did could easily get 4-5 people killed and/or disabled for life.
Two things about this case are really egregious. High speed racing against another car on public roads and leaving the scene of an accident. If you let someone get away with those two things without some noteworthy jail time, you may as well not have traffic laws at all.
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Team owner gets caught on video banging a hooker who is likely also a sex trafficking victim.
2. WR causes traffic accident with minor injuries and foolishly leaves the scene before going to the police and turning himself in.
Any logical, sane person knows which one of these crimes is the more egregious and also which one is the bigger black eye on the face of the league (hint for the mentally-challenged - it's the one in bold print).
Hopefully Rice is "punished" just as harshly as Mr. Sex-Trafficking-Hooker-****er - i.e., given nothing more than a slap on the wrist, if that.