Big Ben Roethlisberger: The Big White Example

The title says it all. Another black player arrested with no suspension. Early last week Braylon Edwards, wide-receiver for the New York Jets was ARRESTED for a d.w.i.(drunk driving) in New York City. Edwards, has a history of bad behavior including being charged with assault on a man outside a night-club.

Yet the NFL has no plans to suspend Edwards, and he even gets to play Sunday night against the Dolphins. His only punishment, he'll be BENCHED FOR 1 QUARTER. Here in Pittsburgh, the Steelers offense will continue to struggle without it's star quarterback and best offensive player, because he's suspended for the 1st four games, DESPITE NOT BEING CHARGED OR ARRESTED FOR ANY TYPE OF CRIME. Why is that?

Is it because he's a quarterback? Well that can't be. Vince Young, who's a really well known athlete, and a quarterback for the Tennesse Titans was charged with a assault this past summer. There's a even a video of Young assaulting a man on Youtube.




Numerous other black NFL players were arrested and charged with crimes this past summer, yet the only ones that were suspended were due to failing a drug test, which is an automatic four game suspension.

Ben haters will come at me and say that what Ben did was wrong and he was trying to take advantage of a girl.

Here's some facts about the girl: 1. She was wearing a DTF name tag. For those of you who don't know what that means, I'll tell. Down to Fuck. Down to have sex. Willing to have sex with someone.

2. She and her friends followed Ben and his entourage around all night, including multiple locations. Who was chasing who?

3. She admitted there was no rape involved. So the Rapistberger and rapist jokes that your douche-bag friends make them sound like an uneducated-idiot-hater.

All this aside the bottom line is that there is something very wrong going on. Ben is being treated very unfairly by the media and football fans. Even people in Pittsburgh have turned on him. Why? Because he snubbed you for an autograph? Because he wasn't nice to you at your lousy restaurant job? Ben Roethlisberger has done nothing besides win games and championships for the city of Pittsburgh and the franchise. Yet everybody threw him under the bus.

Further more Roger Goodell the commissioner of NFL has been very inconsistent in his punishments. More then that, he used Big Ben as the "Big White Example".  He's been very lenient when it comes to punishing black athletes, given them a slap on the wrist. Ben, who committed no crimes, was used as example, a white example.

Going back to Braylon Edwards, take a look at this part of the NFL code of conduct.

"The Personal Conduct Policy makes clear that I may impose discipline 'even where the conduct does not result in conviction of a crime' as, for example, where the conduct 'imposes inherent danger to the safety and well being of another person.' As the District Attorney concluded, the extensive investigatory record shows that you contributed to the irresponsible consumption of alcohol by purchasing (or facilitating the purchase of) alcoholic beverages for underage college students, at least some of whom were likely already intoxicated. There is no question that the excessive consumption of alcohol that evening put the students and yourself at risk. The Personal Conduct Policy also states that discipline is appropriate for conduct that 'undermines or puts at risk the integrity and reputation of the NFL, NFL clubs, or NFL players.' By any measure, your conduct satisfies that standard

Edwards put himself and two of his teammates and the general public at risk by the irresponsible consumption of alcohol and subsequently operating a motor vehicle.  So how does Edward's behavior differ and what rationale can the league use to ignore it?  The problem is of course that Goodell owes no one an explanation and for whatever reason, no journalist will ask the question. Can we say, "double standard?"

Ask yourself this; how would the black community react if a high profile black player was suspended for the same length, WITHOUT being charged with a crime or even arrested? Al Sharpton would be everywhere Roger Goodell was at every moment. There would town meetings and protests in the streets. However, Ben is white, and rich white people are looked at differently. Blatant racism in front of all your stupid faces.

Not to mention, I'm sure Edwards will be charged with this crime. I guess the letter of Goodell's law isn't so black and white. Or maybe that's all it is.