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Originally Posted by GenuineRisk
Dell, the culture often changes first, and then the law follows. Biden just gave a talk to Today about that very thing- he was asked about the Violence Against Women Act, which is now barely 20 years old, and how the culture changed first, to make the law possible (and it was ardently opposed by quite a few conservatives). First, I seriously doubt, if you look back at NOW's advocacy that you'll find silence on the subject of punishment for domestic abusers, but that said, pushing to change the culture of the NFL is probably more beneficial to the actual women getting the sh*t kicked out of them.
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My point is had NOW decided to push to change the culture of prosecutors and judges on the court to enforce laws already on the books to their fullest instead of the NFL they'd be benefitting far more women than the NFL wives.
Personally I think NOW, while the incident is fresh, should follow the trail blazed by MADD. Had MADD decided to target changing the culture of drinkers rather the culture of the court system I think DUI related accidents and fatalities would be exponentially larger than they currently are.
I don't believe the excuse Ray Rice hit his fiancé because he thought it culturally OK to do so. However had he known he would almost certainly be going to jail for a substantial period of time I'm not sure the incident would have ever happened. One thing that is for sure is an abuser can't physically harm a victim while behind bars. And as Martha Stewart would say, 'It's a good thing'
