EOC Week 9: Sexual Harassment and the NFL

There has been a lot of talk about the NFL and the incident over the Ray Rice issue with his wife. Ray rice was put on suspension for two games for video footage showing Mr. Rice dragging his fiancée out of an elevator like it was nothing but trash. When the video was leaked he was on a two game suspension. Well recently the footage of how and why he drags his fiancée, now wife, out of the elevator was leaked. It was then that the NFL took action and suspended Ray Rice indefinitely from the Ravens and the NFL all together. The NFL goes to great lengths to preserve the image and integrity of the game, whether it's personal conduct or protecting competitive balance. The question is, should the NFL be able to fire someone for doing something wrongfully in their personal life if it had nothing to do with the workplace. Everyone is allowed their own opinion and mine is yes, I do feel that the NFL should take affirmative actions. One of the main things that I support the decision of the NFL is the personal conduct policy. In the policy it states:  While criminal activity is clearly outside the scope of permissible conduct, and persons who engage in criminal activity will be subject to discipline, the standard of conduct for persons employed in the NFL is considerably higher. It is not enough simply to avoid being found guilty of a crime. Instead, as an employee of the NFL or a member club, you are held to a higher standard and expected to conduct yourself in a way that is responsible, promotes the values upon which the League is based, and is lawful. There was that press conference where the Ravens paraded Rice and his wife in front of cameras and had them read a canned apology. Here's what he said Thursday after the suspension was announced: As I said earlier, I failed in many ways. But, Janay and I have learned from this. We have become better as a couple and as parents. I am better because of everything we have experienced since that night.